AMD Phenom II X4 940 vs AMD A8-6500

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AMD Phenom II X4 940 CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD A8-6500
AMD Phenom II X4 940 AMD A8-6500

CPU comparison

AMD Phenom II X4 940 or AMD A8-6500 - 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 AMD A8-6500 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.10 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD A8-6500 was released in Q2/2013.
AMD Phenom II (52) Family AMD A (112)
AMD Phenom II - 800/900 (23) CPU group AMD A8-6000 (4)
4 Generation 3
Deneb (K10) Architecture Richland (Piledriver)
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- 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 AMD A8-6500 has 4 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD A8-6500 is at 3.50 GHz (4.10 GHz).

AMD Phenom II X4 940 Characteristic AMD A8-6500
4 Cores 4
4 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
Yes Overclocking ? Yes
3.00 GHz Frequency 3.50 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 4.10 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 4.10 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 AMD A8-6500
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The AMD Phenom II X4 940 or AMD A8-6500 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 AMD Radeon HD 8570D
GPU frequency 0.84 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) --
-- GPU Generation 5
Technology 32 nm
Max. displays 2
-- Compute units 4
-- Shader 256
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
-- DirectX Version 11.2

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 AMD Radeon HD 8570D
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
No Codec h264 Decode
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC Decode
No Codec VC-1 Decode
No Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The AMD Phenom II X4 940 can use up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is --. The AMD A8-6500 supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to --.

AMD Phenom II X4 940 Characteristic AMD A8-6500
DDR2-1066 Memory DDR3-1866
Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
-- Max. Bandwidth --
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
6.00 MB L3 Cache 4.00 MB
-- PCIe version --
-- PCIe lanes --
-- PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the AMD Phenom II X4 940 is 125 W, while the AMD A8-6500 has a TDP of 65 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

AMD Phenom II X4 940 Characteristic AMD A8-6500
125 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 65 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 AMD A8-6500 is manufactured in 32 nm and has a 4.00 MB cache.

AMD Phenom II X4 940 Characteristic AMD A8-6500
45 nm Technology 32 nm
Unknown Chip design Unknown
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE3, SSE4a ISA extensions SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4
AM2+ Socket FM2
AMD-V Virtualization AMD-V
No AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q1/2009 Release date Q2/2013
-- Release price 85 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks

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 (82%)
AMD A8-6500 AMD A8-6500
4C 4T @ 4.10 GHz
489 (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 (100%)
AMD A8-6500 AMD A8-6500
4C 4T @ 4.10 GHz
1299 (92%)

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 (100%)
AMD A8-6500 AMD A8-6500
4C 4T @ 4.10 GHz
2833 (76%)

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 (87%)
AMD A8-6500 AMD A8-6500
4C 4T @ 4.10 GHz
90 (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 (100%)
AMD A8-6500 AMD A8-6500
4C 4T @ 4.10 GHz
293 (97%)

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%)
AMD A8-6500 AMD A8-6500
4C 4T @ 4.10 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%)
AMD A8-6500 AMD A8-6500
4C 4T @ 4.10 GHz
0 (0%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
AMD Phenom II X4 940 AMD Phenom II X4 940
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD A8-6500 AMD A8-6500
AMD Radeon HD 8570D @ 0.84 GHz
432 (100%)

Devices using this processor

AMD Phenom II X4 940 AMD A8-6500
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