AMD Phenom II X4 940 vs Intel Xeon E5-2640 v4

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AMD Phenom II X4 940 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Xeon E5-2640 v4
AMD Phenom II X4 940 Intel Xeon E5-2640 v4

CPU comparison

AMD Phenom II X4 940 or Intel Xeon E5-2640 v4 - 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 Phenom II X4 940 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.00 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD Phenom II X4 940 was released in Q1/2009.

The Intel Xeon E5-2640 v4 has 10 cores with 20 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.40 GHz. The CPU supports up to 1536 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The Intel Xeon E5-2640 v4 was released in Q1/2016.
AMD Phenom II (52) Family Intel Xeon E5 (71)
AMD Phenom II - 800/900 (23) CPU group Intel Xeon E5 v4 (24)
4 Generation 6
Deneb (K10) Architecture Broadwell E
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD Phenom II X4 940 has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD Phenom II X4 940 is 3.00 GHz while the Intel Xeon E5-2640 v4 has 10 CPU cores and 20 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon E5-2640 v4 is at 2.40 GHz (3.40 GHz).

AMD Phenom II X4 940 Characteristic Intel Xeon E5-2640 v4
4 Cores 10
4 Threads 20
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
Yes Overclocking ? No
3.00 GHz Frequency 2.40 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.40 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 2.80 GHz

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

AMD Phenom II X4 940 Characteristic Intel Xeon E5-2640 v4
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The AMD Phenom II X4 940 or Intel Xeon E5-2640 v4 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 Phenom II X4 940 can use up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 21.3 GB/s. The Intel Xeon E5-2640 v4 supports up to 1536 GB of memory in 4 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 68.2 GB/s.

AMD Phenom II X4 940 Characteristic Intel Xeon E5-2640 v4
DDR3-1333, DDR2-1066 Memory DDR4-2133
Max. Memory 1536 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 4 (Quad Channel)
21.3 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 68.2 GB/s
No ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache --
6.00 MB L3 Cache 25.00 MB
-- PCIe version 3.0
-- PCIe lanes 40
-- PCIe Bandwidth 39.4 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the AMD Phenom II X4 940 is 125 W, while the Intel Xeon E5-2640 v4 has a TDP of 90 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

AMD Phenom II X4 940 Characteristic Intel Xeon E5-2640 v4
125 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 90 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The AMD Phenom II X4 940 is manufactured in 45 nm and has 6.00 MB cache. The Intel Xeon E5-2640 v4 is manufactured in 14 nm and has a 25.00 MB cache.

AMD Phenom II X4 940 Characteristic Intel Xeon E5-2640 v4
45 nm Technology 14 nm
Unknown Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE3, SSE4a ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
AM2+ Socket LGA 2011-3
AMD-V Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q1/2009 Release date Q1/2016
-- Release price 940 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
AMD Phenom II X4 940 (50%)
Intel Xeon E5-2640 v4 (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
AMD Phenom II X4 940 (24%)
Intel Xeon E5-2640 v4 (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 Phenom II X4 940 AMD Phenom II X4 940
4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
402 (44%)
Intel Xeon E5-2640 v4 Intel Xeon E5-2640 v4
10C 20T @ 3.40 GHz
923 (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 Phenom II X4 940 AMD Phenom II X4 940
4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
1411 (21%)
Intel Xeon E5-2640 v4 Intel Xeon E5-2640 v4
10C 20T @ 2.80 GHz
6823 (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 Phenom II X4 940 AMD Phenom II X4 940
4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
3738 (31%)
Intel Xeon E5-2640 v4 Intel Xeon E5-2640 v4
10C 20T @ 2.80 GHz
11982 (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 Phenom II X4 940 AMD Phenom II X4 940
4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
78 (55%)
Intel Xeon E5-2640 v4 Intel Xeon E5-2640 v4
10C 20T @ 3.40 GHz
142 (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 Phenom II X4 940 AMD Phenom II X4 940
4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
302 (20%)
Intel Xeon E5-2640 v4 Intel Xeon E5-2640 v4
10C 20T @ 2.80 GHz
1481 (100%)

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 Phenom II X4 940 AMD Phenom II X4 940
4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon E5-2640 v4 Intel Xeon E5-2640 v4
10C 20T @ 3.40 GHz
1086 (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 Phenom II X4 940 AMD Phenom II X4 940
4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon E5-2640 v4 Intel Xeon E5-2640 v4
10C 20T @ 2.80 GHz
6182 (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 Phenom II X4 940 AMD Phenom II X4 940
4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
169 (100%)
Intel Xeon E5-2640 v4 Intel Xeon E5-2640 v4
10C 20T @ 3.40 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 Phenom II X4 940 AMD Phenom II X4 940
4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
649 (100%)
Intel Xeon E5-2640 v4 Intel Xeon E5-2640 v4
10C 20T @ 2.80 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

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