AMD Phenom II X4 940 Benchmark, Test and specs

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The AMD Phenom II X4 940 has 4 cores with 4 threads and is based on the 4. gen of the AMD Phenom II series. The processor uses a mainboard with the AM2+ socket and was released in Q1/2009. The AMD Phenom II X4 940 scores 402 points in the Geekbench 5 single-core benchmark. In the Geekbench 5 multi-core benchmark, the result is 1,411 points.
AMD Phenom II X4 940

CPU lineage

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Name: AMD Phenom II X4 940
Family: AMD Phenom II (52)
CPU group: AMD Phenom II - 800/900 (23)
Architecture: Deneb (K10)
Segment: Desktop / Server
Generation: 4
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. The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor and is an important performance indicator.

CPU Cores / Threads: 4 / 4
Core architecture: normal
Cores: 4x
Hyperthreading / SMT: No
Overclocking: Yes
Frequency: 3.00 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core): --
Turbo Frequency (4 Cores): --

Memory & PCIe

The processor can use up to memory in 2 (Dual Channel) memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is --. The memory type as well as the amount of memory can greatly affect the speed of the system.

Memory type: Memory bandwidth:
DDR2-1066
--
Max. Memory:
Memory channels: 2 (Dual Channel)
ECC: No
PCIe:
PCIe Bandwidth: --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the processor is 125 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. The TDP usually gives a rough idea of the actual power consumption of the CPU.

TDP (PL1 / PBP): 125 W
TDP (PL2): --
TDP up: --
TDP down: --
Tjunction max.: --

Technical details

The AMD Phenom II X4 940 is made in 45 nm. The smaller the manufacturing process of a CPU, the more modern and energy-efficient it is. Overall, the processor has 6.00 MB cache. A large cache can greatly speed up the processor's speed in some cases such as games.

Technology: 45 nm
Chip design:
Socket: AM2+
L2-Cache: --
L3-Cache: 6.00 MB
AES-NI: No
Operating systems: Windows 10, Linux
Virtualization: AMD-V
Instruction set (ISA): x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions: SSE3, SSE4a
Release date: Q1/2009
Release price: --
Part Number: --
Documents: --

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Benchmark results

Verified Benchmark results
The benchmark results for the AMD Phenom II X4 940 have been carefully checked by us. We only publish benchmark results that have been created by us or that have been submitted by a visitor and then checked by a team member. All results are based on and fullfill our benchmark guidelines.

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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 A4-5300B AMD A4-5300B
2C 2T @ 3.60 GHz
403
AMD Phenom II X4 945 AMD Phenom II X4 945
4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
403
Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6800 Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6800
4C 4T @ 2.93 GHz
403
AMD Phenom II X4 940 AMD Phenom II X4 940
4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
402
Qualcomm Snapdragon 712 Qualcomm Snapdragon 712
8C 8T @ 2.30 GHz
401
AMD A6-5357M AMD A6-5357M
2C 2T @ 3.50 GHz
401
AMD Athlon II X2 250 AMD Athlon II X2 250
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz
399

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 i5-2540M Intel Core i5-2540M
2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
1414
AMD FX-4170 AMD FX-4170
4C 4T @ 4.40 GHz
1413
Intel Core i5-4360U Intel Core i5-4360U
2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz
1412
AMD Phenom II X4 940 AMD Phenom II X4 940
4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
1411
AMD A10-7800 AMD A10-7800
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
1411
Intel Pentium G3420 Intel Pentium G3420
2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz
1408
Samsung Exynos 8895 Samsung Exynos 8895
8C 8T @ 2.30 GHz
1407

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 A8-3870K AMD A8-3870K
4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
176
AMD A6-5400K AMD A6-5400K
2C 2T @ 3.80 GHz
174
Intel Pentium Silver N5000 Intel Pentium Silver N5000
4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
171
AMD Phenom II X4 940 AMD Phenom II X4 940
4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
169
AMD Phenom II X4 945 AMD Phenom II X4 945
4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
168
Intel Core i3-2350M Intel Core i3-2350M
2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz
165
Intel Celeron N4120 Intel Celeron N4120
4C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
165

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 A8-7600 AMD A8-7600
4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
655
Intel Core i5-7200U Intel Core i5-7200U
2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
652
AMD Phenom II X4 955 AMD Phenom II X4 955
4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
651
AMD Phenom II X4 940 AMD Phenom II X4 940
4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
649
Intel Core i3-1110G4 Intel Core i3-1110G4
2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
643
AMD FX-9830P AMD FX-9830P
4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
641
Intel Core i5-8310Y Intel Core i5-8310Y
2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
641

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 i7-2670QM Intel Core i7-2670QM
4C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
3750
AMD Phenom II X4 945 AMD Phenom II X4 945
4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
3740
Intel Pentium Gold G5400 Intel Pentium Gold G5400
2C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
3740
AMD Phenom II X4 940 AMD Phenom II X4 940
4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
3738
AMD Phenom II X4 B95 AMD Phenom II X4 B95
4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
3738
Intel Core i7-7600U Intel Core i7-7600U
2C 4T @ 3.90 GHz
3725
Intel Core i7-6660U Intel Core i7-6660U
2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
3720

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 X2 545 AMD Phenom II X2 545
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz
79
AMD Phenom II X2 B55 AMD Phenom II X2 B55
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz
79
AMD Phenom II X3 740 AMD Phenom II X3 740
3C 3T @ 3.00 GHz
79
AMD Phenom II X4 940 AMD Phenom II X4 940
4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
78
Intel Pentium Silver N5000 Intel Pentium Silver N5000
4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
78
AMD Phenom II X6 1035T AMD Phenom II X6 1035T
6C 6T @ 3.10 GHz
78
AMD FX-9800P AMD FX-9800P
4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
77

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 945 AMD Phenom II X4 945
4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
304
AMD Phenom II X4 B95 AMD Phenom II X4 B95
4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
304
AMD A10-9700 AMD A10-9700
4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
303
AMD Phenom II X4 940 AMD Phenom II X4 940
4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
302
Intel Pentium Silver J5005 Intel Pentium Silver J5005
4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
302
Intel Core i7-6500U Intel Core i7-6500U
2C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
302
AMD A8-3870K AMD A8-3870K
4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
302

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