Intel Core i7-940 vs AMD A12-9800

Last updated: 2023-04-05

CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i7-940		AMD A12-9800
CPU comparison Intel Core i7-940 or AMD A12-9800 - 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 Intel Core i7-940 has 4 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.20 GHz. Up to 24 GB of memory is supported in 3 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-940 was released in Q4/2008. The AMD A12-9800 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.20 GHz. The CPU supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD A12-9800 was released in Q3/2017.

Intel Core i7 (298)	Family	AMD A (112)
Intel Core i7 900 (7)	CPU group	AMD A12-9800 (1)
1	Generation	7
Bloomfield	Architecture	Excavator (Bristol Ridge)
Desktop / Server	Segment	Desktop / Server
--	Predecessor	--
--	Successor	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The Intel Core i7-940 has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i7-940 is 2.93 GHz (3.20 GHz) while the AMD A12-9800 has 4 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD A12-9800 is at 3.80 GHz (4.20 GHz).
Intel Core i7-940	Characteristic	AMD A12-9800
4	Cores	4
8	Threads	4
normal	Core architecture	normal
Yes	Hyperthreading	No
No	Overclocking ?	No
2.93 GHz	Frequency	3.80 GHz
3.20 GHz	Turbo Frequency (1 Core)	4.20 GHz
--	Turbo Frequency (All Cores)	--

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.
Intel Core i7-940	Characteristic	AMD A12-9800
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--

Internal Graphics The Intel Core i7-940 or AMD A12-9800 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 R7 - 512 (Bristol Ridge)
	GPU frequency	1.11 GHz
--	GPU (Turbo)	--
--	GPU Generation	6
	Technology	28 nm
	Max. displays	2
--	Compute units	8
--	Shader	512
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
--	Max. GPU Memory	2 GB
--	DirectX Version	12

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 R7 - 512 (Bristol Ridge)
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 Intel Core i7-940 can use up to 24 GB of memory in 3 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 25.6 GB/s. The AMD A12-9800 supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 38.4 GB/s.
Intel Core i7-940	Characteristic	AMD A12-9800
DDR3-1066	Memory	DDR4-2400
24 GB	Max. Memory	64 GB
3	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
25.6 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	38.4 GB/s
No	ECC	No
1.00 MB	L2 Cache	2.00 MB
8.00 MB	L3 Cache	--
--	PCIe version	3.0
--	PCIe lanes	8
--	PCIe Bandwidth	7.9 GB/s
Thermal Management The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Core i7-940 is 130 W, while the AMD A12-9800 has a TDP of 65 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.
Intel Core i7-940	Characteristic	AMD A12-9800
130 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	65 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	--
--	TDP down	--
--	Tjunction max.	90 °C
Technical details The Intel Core i7-940 is manufactured in 45 nm and has 9.00 MB cache. The AMD A12-9800 is manufactured in 28 nm and has a 2.00 MB cache.
Intel Core i7-940	Characteristic	AMD A12-9800
45 nm	Technology	28 nm
Monolithic	Chip design	Unknown
x86-64 (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2	ISA extensions	SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, FMA4
LGA 1366	Socket	AM4 (PGA 1331)
VT-x, VT-x EPT	Virtualization	AMD-V
No	AES-NI	Yes
Windows 10, Linux	Operating systems	Windows 10, Linux
Q4/2008	Release date	Q3/2017
305 $	Release price	--

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks

Intel Core i7-940 (88%)

AMD A12-9800 (100%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks

Intel Core i7-940 (100%)

AMD A12-9800 (81%)

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.


	Intel Core i7-940 4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz	537 (88%)
	AMD A12-9800 4C 4T @ 4.20 GHz	607 (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.


	Intel Core i7-940 4C 8T @ 2.93 GHz	2253 (100%)
	AMD A12-9800 4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz	1827 (81%)

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.


	Intel Core i7-940 4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD A12-9800 4C 4T @ 4.20 GHz	655 (100%)

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.


	Intel Core i7-940 4C 8T @ 2.93 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD A12-9800 4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz	1979 (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.


	Intel Core i7-940 4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz	568 (100%)
	AMD A12-9800 4C 4T @ 4.20 GHz	0 (0%)

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.


	Intel Core i7-940 4C 8T @ 2.93 GHz	1890 (100%)
	AMD A12-9800 4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz	0 (0%)

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.


	Intel Core i7-940 4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD A12-9800 4C 4T @ 4.20 GHz	254 (100%)

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.


	Intel Core i7-940 4C 8T @ 2.93 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD A12-9800 4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz	762 (100%)

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.


	Intel Core i7-940 @ 0.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD A12-9800 AMD Radeon R7 - 512 (Bristol Ridge) @ 1.11 GHz	1143 (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.


	Intel Core i7-940 4C 8T @ 2.93 GHz	2989 (100%)
	AMD A12-9800 4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz	0 (0%)

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.


	Intel Core i7-940 4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD A12-9800 4C 4T @ 4.20 GHz	100 (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.


	Intel Core i7-940 4C 8T @ 2.93 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD A12-9800 4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz	326 (100%)

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