AMD Athlon X4 870K vs Intel Core i7-940XM
What is the difference between AMD Athlon X4 870K and Intel Core i7-940XM. Find out which CPU has better performance.
Performance (Benchmarks)
| 536 | Geekbench 5 Single-Core Score | 463 |
| 1601 | Geekbench 5 Multi-Core Score | 1595 |
| 3425 | PassMark CPU Mark Rating | 2367 |
| 1562 | PassMark Single Thread Rating | 1268 |
| 1720 | 3DMark Time Spy Physics Score |
Processor Specs
| AMD Athlon X4 870K | Processor | Intel Core i7-940XM |
| 3900 MHz | Frequency | 2130 MHz |
| 4100 MHz | Maximum Frequency | 3330 MHz |
| 2 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 8 |
| 95 W | TDP | 55 W |
| Godavari | Codename | Clarksfield |
| Socket FM2+ (906) | Package | PGA988 |
Geekbench 5 Benchmark
| 536 | Single-Core Score | 467 |
| 1753 | Multi-Core Score | 1791 |
| Geekbench 5.3.2 Tryout for Windows x86 (64-bit) | Benchmark | Geekbench 5.4.1 Tryout for Windows x86 (64-bit) |
System Information
| Microsoft Windows 10 Home (64-bit) | Operating System | Microsoft Windows 10 Pro (64-bit) |
| System manufacturer System Product Name | Model | Alienware M15x |
| ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. A68HM-PLUS | Motherboard | Alienware 476347 |
| High performance | Power Plan | Balanced |
CPU Specifications
| AMD Athlon X4 870K | Name | Intel Core i7-940XM |
| 1 Processor, 2 Cores, 4 Threads | Topology | 1 Processor, 4 Cores, 8 Threads |
| AuthenticAMD Family 21 Model 56 Stepping 1 | Identifier | GenuineIntel Family 6 Model 30 Stepping 5 |
| 3.89 GHz | Base Frequency | 2.13 GHz |
| 4.09 GHz | Maximum Frequency | 3324 MHz |
| Socket FM2+ (906) | Package | Socket 989 rPGA |
| Godavari | Codename | Clarksfield |
| 96.0 KB x 2 | L1 Instruction Cache | 32.0 KB x 4 |
| 16.0 KB x 4 | L1 Data Cache | 32.0 KB x 4 |
| 2.00 MB x 2 | L2 Cache | 256 KB x 4 |
| L3 Cache | 8.00 MB x 1 |
Memory Information
| 16.00 GB | Size | 16.00 GB |
| 797 MHz | Frequency | 661 MHz |
| DDR3 SDRAM | Type | DDR3 SDRAM |
| 2 | Channels | 2 |
Geekbench 5 result (single)
| 536 | Single-Core Score | 467 |
|---|---|---|
| 600 | Crypto Score | 51 |
| 560 | Integer Score | 452 |
| 473 | Floating Point Score | 570 |
| 600 1.02 GB/sec | AES-XTS | 51 89.6 MB/sec |
| 574 2.91 MB/sec | Text Compression (LZMA) | 641 3.24 MB/sec |
| 750 35.5 Mpixels/sec | Image Compression | 489 23.1 Mpixels/sec |
| 480 1.35 MTE/sec | Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm) | 455 1.28 MTE/sec |
| 576 676.9 KElements/sec | HTML5 | 384 451.2 KElements/sec |
| 587 183.9 Krows/sec | SQLite | 383 119.9 Krows/sec |
| 549 29.8 Mpixels/sec | PDF Rendering | 428 23.2 Mpixels/sec |
| 474 151.1 KB/sec | Text Rendering | 385 122.7 KB/sec |
| 604 4.71 Klines/sec | Clang | 497 3.87 Klines/sec |
| 495 5.74 images/sec | Camera | 457 5.29 images/sec |
| 309 386.5 Kpairs/sec | N-Body Physics | 534 668.1 Kpairs/sec |
| 453 2808.6 FPS | Rigid Body Physics | 583 3612.8 FPS |
| 261 14.4 Mpixels/sec | Gaussian Blur | 512 28.1 Mpixels/sec |
| 479 3.69 images/sec | Face Detection | 620 4.77 images/sec |
| 395 9.73 Mpixels/sec | Horizon Detection | 478 11.8 Mpixels/sec |
| 909 44.6 Mpixels/sec | Image Inpainting | 966 47.4 Mpixels/sec |
| 1076 14.7 Mpixels/sec | HDR | 956 13.0 Mpixels/sec |
| 605 486.2 Kpixels/sec | Ray Tracing | 615 493.6 Kpixels/sec |
| 402 3.60 Kpixels/sec | Structure from Motion | 405 3.63 Kpixels/sec |
| 421 13.5 Words/sec | Speech Recognition | 689 22.0 Words/sec |
| 380 14.7 images/sec | Machine Learning | 275 10.6 images/sec |
Geekbench 5 result (multi)
| 1753 | Multi-Core Score | 1791 |
|---|---|---|
| 1727 | Crypto Score | 191 |
| 1829 | Integer Score | 1892 |
| 1592 | Floating Point Score | 1838 |
| 1727 2.94 GB/sec | AES-XTS | 191 333.0 MB/sec |
| 2024 10.2 MB/sec | Text Compression (LZMA) | 2852 14.4 MB/sec |
| 2606 123.3 Mpixels/sec | Image Compression | 2296 108.6 Mpixels/sec |
| 1127 3.18 MTE/sec | Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm) | 1621 4.57 MTE/sec |
| 2082 2.45 MElements/sec | HTML5 | 1778 2.09 MElements/sec |
| 2067 647.7 Krows/sec | SQLite | 1803 565.0 Krows/sec |
| 2001 108.6 Mpixels/sec | PDF Rendering | 2035 110.4 Mpixels/sec |
| 1445 460.5 KB/sec | Text Rendering | 1490 474.8 KB/sec |
| 1958 15.3 Klines/sec | Clang | 1986 15.5 Klines/sec |
| 1581 18.3 images/sec | Camera | 1517 17.6 images/sec |
| 992 1.24 Mpairs/sec | N-Body Physics | 1960 2.45 Mpairs/sec |
| 1819 11271.3 FPS | Rigid Body Physics | 2240 13878.9 FPS |
| 1562 85.9 Mpixels/sec | Gaussian Blur | 1429 78.5 Mpixels/sec |
| 1810 13.9 images/sec | Face Detection | 2018 15.5 images/sec |
| 1403 34.6 Mpixels/sec | Horizon Detection | 2178 53.7 Mpixels/sec |
| 2494 122.4 Mpixels/sec | Image Inpainting | 2944 144.4 Mpixels/sec |
| 3679 50.1 Mpixels/sec | HDR | 3408 46.4 Mpixels/sec |
| 2077 1.67 Mpixels/sec | Ray Tracing | 2216 1.78 Mpixels/sec |
| 1365 12.2 Kpixels/sec | Structure from Motion | 1053 9.44 Kpixels/sec |
| 1119 35.8 Words/sec | Speech Recognition | 1795 57.4 Words/sec |
| 800 30.9 images/sec | Machine Learning | 698 27.0 images/sec |