Pentium D 840 vs A9-9410

Primary details

Comparing A9-9410 and Pentium D 840 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2503	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	AMD Bristol Ridge	no data
Power efficiency	6.06	no data
Architecture codename	Stoney Ridge (2016−2019)	Smithfield (2005)
Release date	31 May 2016 (8 years ago)	May 2005 (19 years ago)

Detailed specifications

A9-9410 and Pentium D 840 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 cores	2 (Dual-core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	2	2
Base clock speed	2.9 GHz	3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.5 GHz	3.2 GHz
L1 cache	no data	28 KB
L2 cache	2048 KB	2 MB
L3 cache	0 KB	0 KB
Chip lithography	28 nm	90 nm
Die size	125 mm2	206 mm2
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	70 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	74 °C	no data
Number of transistors	1,200 million	169 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
VID voltage range	no data	1.2V-1.4V

Compatibility

Information on A9-9410 and Pentium D 840 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 configuration	1	2
Socket	FP4	PLGA775
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	130 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A9-9410 and Pentium D 840. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Virtualization,	no data
AES-NI	+	-
FMA	+	-
AVX	+	-
FRTC	+	-
FreeSync	+	-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	-
Idle States	no data	+
Demand Based Switching	no data	-
PAE	no data	32 Bit
FSB parity	no data	-

Security technologies

A9-9410 and Pentium D 840 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	-
EDB	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A9-9410 and Pentium D 840 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	-
VT-d	no data	-
VT-x	no data	-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A9-9410 and Pentium D 840. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2133	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Max memory channels	1	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	AMD Radeon R5 Graphics	no data
iGPU core count	3	no data
Enduro	+	-
Switchable graphics	+	-
UVD	+	-
VCE	+	-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A9-9410 and Pentium D 840 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A9-9410 and Pentium D 840 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	DirectX® 12	no data
Vulkan	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A9-9410 and Pentium D 840.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	8	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Chip lithography	28 nm	90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	130 Watt

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