Ryzen 3 1200X vs Phenom II X4 P940

Primary details

Comparing Phenom II X4 P940 and Ryzen 3 1200X 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
Series4x AMD Phenom IIno data
Architecture codenameChamplain (2010−2011)Zen (2017−2020)
Release date4 October 2010 (14 years ago)no data (2024 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Phenom II X4 P940 and Ryzen 3 1200X 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)
Threads4no data
Boost clock speed1.7 GHz3.4 GHz
Bus rate3600 MHzno data
L1 cache512 KB128 KB (per core)
L2 cache2 MB512 KB (per core)
L3 cacheno data8192 KB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm14 nm
Die sizeno data192 mm2
Number of transistorsno data4800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Phenom II X4 P940 and Ryzen 3 1200X 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
SocketS1 (S1g4)AM4
Power consumption (TDP)25 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X4 P940 and Ryzen 3 1200X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, 3DNow, SSE (1,2,3,4A), AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Virtualization, HyperTransport 3.0no data
VirusProtect+-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom II X4 P940 and Ryzen 3 1200X are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X4 P940 and Ryzen 3 1200X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4

Pros & cons summary


Chip lithography 45 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 25 Watt 65 Watt

Phenom II X4 P940 has 160% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 3 1200X, on the other hand, has a 221.4% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Phenom II X4 P940 and Ryzen 3 1200X. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Phenom II X4 P940 is a notebook processor while Ryzen 3 1200X is a desktop one.


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