C-60 vs Athlon X4 840

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Aggregate performance score

Athlon X4 840
2014
4 cores / 4 threads, 65 Watt
2.09
+945%

Athlon X4 840 outperforms C-60 by a whopping 945% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon X4 840 and C-60 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking18903232
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Series4x AthlonAMD C-Series
Power efficiency3.042.10
Architecture codenameKaveri (2014−2015)Ontario (2011−2012)
Release dateAugust 2014 (10 years ago)22 August 2011 (13 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Athlon X4 840 and C-60 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)2 (Dual-core)
Threads42
Base clock speed3.1 GHz1 GHz
Boost clock speed3.8 GHz1.33 GHz
L1 cache256K64K (per core)
L2 cache4 MB512K (per core)
L3 cacheno data0 KB
Chip lithography28 nm40 nm
Die size245 mm275 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °Cno data
Number of transistors2,411 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Athlon X4 840 and C-60 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
SocketSocket FM2+FT1 BGA 413-Ball
Power consumption (TDP)65 watt9 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon X4 840 and C-60. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataMMX(+), SSE(1,2,3,3S,4A), AMD-V, Radeon HD 6290 (276-400 MHz)
AES-NI+-
FMA+-
AVX+-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon X4 840 and C-60 are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon X4 840 and C-60. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3 Single-channel

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon HD 6290

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon X4 840 and C-60.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes16no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Athlon X4 840 2.09
+945%
C-60 0.20

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Athlon X4 840 3318
+950%
C-60 316

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Athlon X4 840 448
+489%
C-60 76

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Athlon X4 840 1120
+712%
C-60 138

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.09 0.20
Recency on August 2014 22 August 2011
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 4 2
Chip lithography 28 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 9 Watt

Athlon X4 840 has a 945% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 42.9% more advanced lithography process.

C-60, on the other hand, has 622.2% lower power consumption.

The Athlon X4 840 is our recommended choice as it beats the C-60 in performance tests.

Note that Athlon X4 840 is a desktop processor while C-60 is a notebook one.


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