Phenom II X4 940 BE vs Pentium T4200

Primary details

Comparing Pentium T4200 and Phenom II X4 940 BE processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot ratednot rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
Architecture codenameno dataDeneb (2009−2011)
Release date1 January 2009 (15 years ago)8 January 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$275

Detailed specifications

Pentium T4200 and Phenom II X4 940 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 coresno data4 (Quad-Core)
Threadsno data4
Base clock speed2 GHz3 GHz
Boost clock speedno data3 GHz
L1 cacheno data128 KB (per core)
L2 cacheno data512 KB (per core)
L3 cache1 MB L2 Cache6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm45 nm
Die sizeno data258 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data758 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Pentium T4200 and Phenom II X4 940 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.

Number of CPUs in a configurationno data1
SocketPGA478AM2+
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium T4200 and Phenom II X4 940 BE. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Demand Based Switching-no data
FSB parity-no data

Security technologies

Pentium T4200 and Phenom II X4 940 BE 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 Pentium T4200 and Phenom II X4 940 BE are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-x-no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium T4200 and Phenom II X4 940 BE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium T4200 and Phenom II X4 940 BE.

PCIe versionno data2.0

Pros & cons summary


Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 125 Watt

Pentium T4200 has 257.1% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Pentium T4200 and Phenom II X4 940 BE. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Pentium T4200 is a notebook processor while Phenom II X4 940 BE is a desktop one.


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