AMD Athlon II X4 600e vs Intel Core i9-7940X

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


AMD Athlon II X4 600e CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i9-7940X
AMD Athlon II X4 600e Intel Core i9-7940X

CPU comparison

AMD Athlon II X4 600e or Intel Core i9-7940X - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The AMD Athlon II X4 600e has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.20 GHz. Up to 16 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD Athlon II X4 600e was released in Q3/2009.

The Intel Core i9-7940X has 14 cores with 28 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.30 GHz. The CPU supports up to 128 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The Intel Core i9-7940X was released in Q4/2017.
AMD Athlon II (52) Family Intel Core i9 (78)
AMD Athlon II X4 (Propus) (10) CPU group Intel Core i 7000X (9)
1 Generation 7
Propus Architecture Skylake X
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor Intel Core i9-9940X

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD Athlon II X4 600e has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD Athlon II X4 600e is 2.20 GHz while the Intel Core i9-7940X has 14 CPU cores and 28 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i9-7940X is at 3.10 GHz (4.30 GHz).

AMD Athlon II X4 600e Characteristic Intel Core i9-7940X
4 Cores 14
4 Threads 28
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? Yes
2.20 GHz Frequency 3.10 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 4.30 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 3.70 GHz

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

AMD Athlon II X4 600e Characteristic Intel Core i9-7940X
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The AMD Athlon II X4 600e or Intel Core i9-7940X has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

no iGPU GPU no iGPU
GPU frequency --
-- GPU (Turbo) --
-- GPU Generation --
Technology
Max. displays
-- Compute units --
-- Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory --
-- DirectX Version --

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

no iGPU GPU no iGPU
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
No Codec h264 No
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC No
No Codec VC-1 No
No Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The AMD Athlon II X4 600e can use up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 21.3 GB/s. The Intel Core i9-7940X supports up to 128 GB of memory in 4 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 85.4 GB/s.

AMD Athlon II X4 600e Characteristic Intel Core i9-7940X
DDR3-1333 Memory DDR4-2666
16 GB Max. Memory 128 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 4 (Quad Channel)
21.3 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 85.4 GB/s
No ECC No
2.00 MB L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache 19.00 MB
2.0 PCIe version 3.0
-- PCIe lanes 44
-- PCIe Bandwidth 43.3 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the AMD Athlon II X4 600e is 45 W, while the Intel Core i9-7940X has a TDP of 165 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

AMD Athlon II X4 600e Characteristic Intel Core i9-7940X
45 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 165 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The AMD Athlon II X4 600e is manufactured in 45 nm and has 2.00 MB cache. The Intel Core i9-7940X is manufactured in 14 nm and has a 19.00 MB cache.

AMD Athlon II X4 600e Characteristic Intel Core i9-7940X
45 nm Technology 14 nm
Unknown Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
MMX, 3DNow!, SSE3, SSE4a ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
AM3 Socket LGA 2066
AMD-V Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q3/2009 Release date Q4/2017
-- Release price 1399 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
AMD Athlon II X4 600e (27%)
Intel Core i9-7940X (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
AMD Athlon II X4 600e (7%)
Intel Core i9-7940X (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD Athlon II X4 600e AMD Athlon II X4 600e
4C 4T @ 2.20 GHz
291 (26%)
Intel Core i9-7940X Intel Core i9-7940X
14C 28T @ 4.30 GHz
1133 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD Athlon II X4 600e AMD Athlon II X4 600e
4C 4T @ 2.20 GHz
1022 (8%)
Intel Core i9-7940X Intel Core i9-7940X
14C 28T @ 3.70 GHz
12964 (100%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
AMD Athlon II X4 600e AMD Athlon II X4 600e
4C 4T @ 2.20 GHz
1716 (7%)
Intel Core i9-7940X Intel Core i9-7940X
14C 28T @ 3.70 GHz
26338 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD Athlon II X4 600e AMD Athlon II X4 600e
4C 4T @ 2.20 GHz
52 (28%)
Intel Core i9-7940X Intel Core i9-7940X
14C 28T @ 4.30 GHz
188 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD Athlon II X4 600e AMD Athlon II X4 600e
4C 4T @ 2.20 GHz
203 (7%)
Intel Core i9-7940X Intel Core i9-7940X
14C 28T @ 3.70 GHz
2849 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD Athlon II X4 600e AMD Athlon II X4 600e
4C 4T @ 2.20 GHz
288 (100%)
Intel Core i9-7940X Intel Core i9-7940X
14C 28T @ 4.30 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD Athlon II X4 600e AMD Athlon II X4 600e
4C 4T @ 2.20 GHz
1090 (100%)
Intel Core i9-7940X Intel Core i9-7940X
14C 28T @ 3.70 GHz
0 (0%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
AMD Athlon II X4 600e AMD Athlon II X4 600e
4C 4T @ 2.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i9-7940X Intel Core i9-7940X
14C 28T @ 4.30 GHz
1410 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
AMD Athlon II X4 600e AMD Athlon II X4 600e
4C 4T @ 2.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i9-7940X Intel Core i9-7940X
14C 28T @ 3.70 GHz
10425 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD Athlon II X4 600e AMD Athlon II X4 600e
4C 4T @ 2.20 GHz
115 (100%)
Intel Core i9-7940X Intel Core i9-7940X
14C 28T @ 4.30 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD Athlon II X4 600e AMD Athlon II X4 600e
4C 4T @ 2.20 GHz
438 (100%)
Intel Core i9-7940X Intel Core i9-7940X
14C 28T @ 3.70 GHz
0 (0%)

Blender 2.81 (bmw27)

Blender is a free 3D graphics software for rendering (creating) 3D bodies, which can also be textured and animated in the software. The Blender benchmark creates predefined scenes and measures the time (s) required for the entire scene. The shorter the time required, the better. We selected bmw27 as the benchmark scene.
AMD Athlon II X4 600e AMD Athlon II X4 600e
4C 4T @ 2.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i9-7940X Intel Core i9-7940X
14C 28T @ 3.70 GHz
121.7 (100%)

Devices using this processor

AMD Athlon II X4 600e Intel Core i9-7940X
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