i7-940XM Extreme Edition vs A8-3550MX

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Primary details

Comparing A8-3550MX and Core i7-940XM Extreme Edition processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2419not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD A-SeriesIntel Core i7EE
Power efficiency2.23no data
Architecture codenameLlano (2011−2012)Nehalem (2008−2010)
Release date20 December 2011 (12 years ago)5 February 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$1,096

Detailed specifications

A8-3550MX and Core i7-940XM Extreme Edition basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores4 (Quad-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads48
Base clock speed2 GHzno data
Boost clock speed2.7 GHz2.13 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI
Bus rateno data2.5 GT/s
Multiplierno data16
L1 cache128K (per core)256 KB
L2 cache1 MB (per core)1 MB
L3 cache0 KB8 MB
Chip lithography32 nm45 nm
Die size228 mm2296 mm2
Number of transistors1,178 million774 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on A8-3550MX and Core i7-940XM Extreme Edition compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration11 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFS1no data
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt55 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A8-3550MX and Core i7-940XM Extreme Edition. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions3DNow!, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4a, Radeon HD 6620Gno data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+

Security technologies

A8-3550MX and Core i7-940XM Extreme Edition technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A8-3550MX and Core i7-940XM Extreme Edition are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A8-3550MX and Core i7-940XM Extreme Edition. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3-1333
Maximum memory sizeno data8 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data21.335 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon HD 6620Gno data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A8-3550MX and Core i7-940XM Extreme Edition.

PCIe versionno data2.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

Pros & cons summary


Recency 20 December 2011 5 February 2010
Threads 4 8
Chip lithography 32 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 55 Watt

A8-3550MX has an age advantage of 1 year, a 40.6% more advanced lithography process, and 22.2% lower power consumption.

i7-940XM Extreme Edition, on the other hand, has 100% more threads.

We couldn't decide between A8-3550MX and Core i7-940XM Extreme Edition. We've got no test results to judge.


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