Sempron X2 240 vs Phenom II X4 840

Primary details

Comparing Phenom II X4 840 and Sempron X2 240 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2129	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	3.08	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Power efficiency	1.52	no data
Architecture codename	Propus (2009−2011)	Trinity (2012−2013)
Release date	4 January 2011 (13 years ago)	2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$90	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Phenom II X4 840 and Sempron X2 240 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 cores	4 (Quad-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	4	2
Base clock speed	3.2 GHz	2.9 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.2 GHz	3.3 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	96K
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	1 MB (shared)
L3 cache	0 KB	no data
Chip lithography	45 nm	32 nm
Die size	169 mm2	246 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	74 °C
Number of transistors	300 million	1,303 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on Phenom II X4 840 and Sempron X2 240 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 configuration	1	1
Socket	AM3	FM2
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X4 840 and Sempron X2 240. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	-	+
FMA	-	+
AVX	-	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom II X4 840 and Sempron X2 240 are enumerated here.

AMD-V

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+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X4 840 and Sempron X2 240. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR3

DDR3-1600

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Phenom II X4 840 and Sempron X2 240.

PCIe version

2.0

2.0

Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	4	2
Threads	4	2
Chip lithography	45 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	65 Watt

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