Phenom II X4 X940 BE vs Athlon II M320

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Primary details

Comparing Athlon II M320 and Phenom II X4 X940 BE processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2925not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Athlon II4x AMD Phenom II
Power efficiency1.27no data
Architecture codenameCaspian (2009)Champlain (2010−2011)
Release date10 September 2009 (15 years ago)1 January 2011 (13 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Athlon II M320 and Phenom II X4 X940 BE 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 cores2 (Dual-core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads24
Boost clock speed2.1 GHz2.4 GHz
Bus rate3200 MHz3600 MHz
L1 cache128 KB256 KB
L2 cache1 MB2 MB
Chip lithography45 nm45 nm
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Athlon II M320 and Phenom II X4 X940 BE 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.

SocketSocket S1 (S1g3)S1
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon II M320 and Phenom II X4 X940 BE. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, Enhanced 3DNow!, NX bit, AMD64, PowerNow!, AMD VirtualizationHyperTransport 3.0, Enhanced Virus Protection, AMD64, SSE4A, unlocked multiplier
PowerNow+-
VirusProtect-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon II M320 and Phenom II X4 X940 BE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR2DDR3

Pros & cons summary


Recency 10 September 2009 1 January 2011
Physical cores 2 4
Threads 2 4
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 45 Watt

Athlon II M320 has 28.6% lower power consumption.

Phenom II X4 X940 BE, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

We couldn't decide between Athlon II M320 and Phenom II X4 X940 BE. We've got no test results to judge.


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