Phenom II X3 P840 vs Core 2 Quad Q9400

Aggregate performance score

Core 2 Quad Q9400
2008
4 cores / 4 threads, 95 Watt
1.37
+63.1%
Phenom II X3 P840
2010
3 cores / 3 threads, 25 Watt
0.84

Core 2 Quad Q9400 outperforms Phenom II X3 P840 by an impressive 63% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Quad Q9400 and Phenom II X3 P840 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking22412580
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno data3x AMD Phenom II
Power efficiency1.343.12
Architecture codenameYorkfield (2007−2009)Champlain (2010−2011)
Release dateAugust 2008 (16 years ago)4 October 2010 (14 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Quad Q9400 and Phenom II X3 P840 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)3 (Tri-Core)
Threads43
Base clock speed2.66 GHzno data
Boost clock speed2.67 GHz1.9 GHz
Bus rate1333 MHz3600 MHz
L1 cache64K (per core)384 KB
L2 cache6 MB (shared)1.5 MB
L3 cache0 KBno data
Chip lithography45 nm45 nm
Die size2x 81 mm2no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)71 °Cno data
Number of transistors456 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range0.85V-1.3625Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Quad Q9400 and Phenom II X3 P840 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 configuration1no data
SocketLGA775S1
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt25 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Quad Q9400 and Phenom II X3 P840. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataVirtualization, AMD64, Advanced Virus Protection, SSE(1,2,3,4a)
VirusProtect-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Demand Based Switching-no data
FSB parity-no data

Security technologies

Core 2 Quad Q9400 and Phenom II X3 P840 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 Core 2 Quad Q9400 and Phenom II X3 P840 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 Core 2 Quad Q9400 and Phenom II X3 P840. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1, DDR2, DDR3DDR3

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.37 0.84
Physical cores 4 3
Threads 4 3
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 25 Watt

Core 2 Quad Q9400 has a 63.1% higher aggregate performance score, and 33.3% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads.

Phenom II X3 P840, on the other hand, has 280% lower power consumption.

The Core 2 Quad Q9400 is our recommended choice as it beats the Phenom II X3 P840 in performance tests.

Note that Core 2 Quad Q9400 is a desktop processor while Phenom II X3 P840 is a notebook one.


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