AMD Phenom II X4 940 Review

ajmatson - January 7, 2009
» Discuss this article (14)

Lowest Prices

Specifications:

Model Number:	940
Clock Frequency:	3.0GHz
System BUS:	3.6GT/s
Cache Size:	L1 Cache (Instruction + Data) L2 Cache: 512KB x4 L3 Cache: 6MB Shared L3
Process Technology:	45-nanometer SOI (silicon-on-insulator) technology
HyperTransport Technology Links:	One 16-bit/16-bit link @ up to 3600MT/s full duplex; or up to 16.0GB/s I/O Bandwidth
Memory:	Integrated DDR2 memory controller-up to 17.1GB/sec dual channel memory bandwidth
Types of Memory:	PC2 8500 (DDR2-1066); PC2 6400 (DDR2-800); PC2 5300 (DDR2-667); PC2 4200 (DDR2-533); PC2 3200 (DDR2-400) DDR2 unbuffered
Die Size:	45nm = 258mm
Transistors	45nm = 758million
Packaging:	Socket AM2+ - 940-pin organic micro Pin Grid Array (micro-PGA)

True multi-core processing enables better multitasking so users can run more applications and do more in less time.
Direct Connect Architecture delivers leading-edge PC system performance.
Integrated dual-channel DDR2 memory controller with up to DDR2-1066 support allows dramatic application improvements with greater system throughput and lower latency so users can get a better PC experience.
HyperTransport™ 3.0 technology provides incredible system agility for improved 3D graphics performance.
AMD Balanced Smart Cache supports a better multi-tasking and multi-threaded experience.
AMD Wide Floating Point Accelerator to improve digital media and 3D gaming experiences.
AMD Memory Optimizer Technology helps improve performance of multi-threaded software.
AMD Digital Media Xpress™ 2.0 delivers sharper and more life-like 3D graphics.
AMD Virtualization™ with Rapid Virtualization Indexing with Rapid Virtualization Indexing with Rapid Virtualization Indexing with Rapid Virtualization Indexing helps virtualization software to run more securely and efficiently.
Cool ‘n’ Quiet™ 3.0 technology enables cooler and quieter platform designs by providing extremely efficient performance and energy usage.