Phenom II X4 970 BE vs Phenom II X4 840

Primary details

Comparing Phenom II X4 840 and Phenom II X4 970 BE processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2131not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.08no data
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiency1.52no data
Architecture codenamePropus (2009−2011)Deneb (2009−2011)
Release date4 January 2011 (13 years ago)21 September 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$90no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Phenom II X4 840 and Phenom II X4 970 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads44
Base clock speed3.2 GHz3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz3.5 GHz
L1 cache128 KB (per core)128 KB (per core)
L2 cache512 KB (per core)512 KB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm45 nm
Die size169 mm2258 mm2
Number of transistors300 million758 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Phenom II X4 840 and Phenom II X4 970 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 configuration11
SocketAM3AM3
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt125 Watt

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom II X4 840 and Phenom II X4 970 BE are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X4 840 and Phenom II X4 970 BE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Phenom II X4 840 and Phenom II X4 970 BE.

PCIe version2.02.0

Pros & cons summary


Recency 4 January 2011 21 September 2010
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 125 Watt

Phenom II X4 840 has an age advantage of 3 months, and 31.6% lower power consumption.

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