AMD Phenom II X4 840T vs AMD Phenom II X4 960T BE

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Physical Specifications

Socket AMD Socket AM3 AMD Socket AM3
Process size 45 nm 45 nm
Transistors 904 million 904 million
Die size 346 mm² 346 mm²
Package µPGA µPGA

Performance

Frequency 2.9 GHz 3 GHz
Turbo clock up to 3.2 GHz up to 3.4 GHz
Base clock 200 MHz 200 MHz
Multiplier 14.5x 15.0x
Multiplier unlocked No Yes
Voltage 1.4 V 1.4 V
TDP 95 W 95 W

Architecture Details

Vertical Segment Desktop Desktop
Production status End-of-life End-of-life
Release date Sep 1st, 2010 Jun 1st, 2010
Codename Zosma Zosma
Generation Phenom II X4 Phenom II X4
Part HD840TWFK4DGR HD96ZTWFK4DGRHD96ZTWFGRBOX
Memory support DDR3 Dual-channel DDR3 Dual-channel
ECC memory No No
PCI Express Gen 2 Gen 2

Cores

Total Cores 4 4
Total Threads 4 4
SMP # CPUs 1 1
Integrated graphics

Cache

Cache L1 128K (per core) 128K (per core)
Cache L2 512K (per core) 512K (per core)
Cache L3 6MB (shared) 6MB (shared)

Notes

Notes OEM only. This processor comes with an unlocked base clock multiplier, allowing users to set the multiplier value higher than shipped value, to facilitate better overclocking. It is branded under the Black Edition label.

Features & Technologies

3DNow! Yes Yes
AMD-V Yes Yes
AMD64 Yes Yes
MMX Yes Yes
NX bit Yes Yes
SSE Yes Yes
SSE2 Yes Yes
SSE3 Yes Yes
SSE4A Yes Yes
Turbo Core Yes Yes

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