AMD Phenom 9750 vs Intel Core i7-940

Head-to-head processor comparison

Aggregated Scores

Combined benchmark scores for both processors


Overall Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,328

Rank #1,487

vs
4,400

Rank #1,399

4,328
4,400

Core i7-940 wins by 1.6% (Rank #1487 vs #1399)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,452

Rank #1,340

vs
4,356

Rank #1,434

4,452
4,356

Phenom 9750 wins by 2.2% (Rank #1340 vs #1434)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,141

Rank #2,037

vs
4,466

Rank #1,290

4,141
4,466

Core i7-940 wins by 7.3% (Rank #2037 vs #1290)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

--
vs
4,602

Rank #959

Number Crunching not available for both processors.

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

--
vs
4,573

Rank #983

Data Processing not available for both processors.

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

--
vs
4,575

Rank #1,033

Physics & Compute not available for both processors.


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Phenom 9750 Core i7-940 Diff
Cores
2
4
-50%
Threads
2
8
-75%
Base Frequency
2,400 MHz
2,933 MHz
-18.2%
Clock Multiplier --
22x
L1 Cache --
62 KB
L2 Cache --
0 MiB
L3 Cache --
8 MiB
Memory Channels
2
--
Maximum Memory
0 GB
--
Max Bandwidth
17 GB/s
--
PCIe Lanes
12
--
Max CPUs
1
--
TDP (lower is better)
65 W
130 W
50% less
Process (lower is better)
32 nm
45 nm
28.9% less

General Information

Specification Phenom 9750 Core i7-940
Designer AMD Intel
Model Number G530 --
Core Name -- Bloomfield
Socket FCLGA1155 Socket 1366
Package -- FC-LGA8
Memory Type DDR3 1066 DDR3
ECC Support No --
PCIe Revision 2.0 --
PCIe Configuration x1 (6), x2 (4), x4 (3) --
Market Segment -- Desktop
Locked Multiplier -- Yes

Designer

Phenom 9750
AMD
Core i7-940
Intel

Model Number

Phenom 9750
G530
Core i7-940
--

Core Name

Phenom 9750
--
Core i7-940
Bloomfield

Socket

Phenom 9750
FCLGA1155
Core i7-940
Socket 1366

Package

Phenom 9750
--
Core i7-940
FC-LGA8

Memory Type

Phenom 9750
DDR3 1066
Core i7-940
DDR3

ECC Support

Phenom 9750
No
Core i7-940
--

PCIe Revision

Phenom 9750
2.0
Core i7-940
--

PCIe Configuration

Phenom 9750
x1 (6), x2 (4), x4 (3)
Core i7-940
--

Market Segment

Phenom 9750
--
Core i7-940
Desktop

Locked Multiplier

Phenom 9750
--
Core i7-940
Yes

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Phenom 9750 Core i7-940
Process 32 nm 45 nm
Die Area -- 263 mm²
Transistor Count -- 0.00 billion
Manufacturer -- Intel
Word Size 64-bit --

Process

Phenom 9750
32 nm
Core i7-940
45 nm

Die Area

Phenom 9750
--
Core i7-940
263 mm²

Transistor Count

Phenom 9750
--
Core i7-940
0.00 billion

Manufacturer

Phenom 9750
--
Core i7-940
Intel

Word Size

Phenom 9750
64-bit
Core i7-940
--

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU specifications comparison


Specification Phenom 9750 Core i7-940
GPU HD Graphics --
GPU Designer Intel --
GPU Max Frequency 1000 MHz --

GPU

Phenom 9750
HD Graphics
Core i7-940
--

GPU Designer

Phenom 9750
Intel
Core i7-940
--

GPU Max Frequency

Phenom 9750
1000 MHz
Core i7-940
--

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Phenom 9750 Core i7-940
AES
EIST
EPT
FMA
Flex Memory
HT
IPT
MMX
SIPP
SMEP
SMT
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
Secure Key
TSX
TXT
VT-d
VT-x
vPro
x86-64