Intel Xeon W3503 vs AMD Athlon X4 840

Head-to-head processor comparison

Aggregated Scores

Combined benchmark scores for both processors


Overall Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,181

Rank #1,705

vs
4,431

Rank #1,358

4,181
4,431

Athlon X4 840 wins by 5.6% (Rank #1705 vs #1358)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,213

Rank #1,562

vs
4,429

Rank #1,359

4,213
4,429

Athlon X4 840 wins by 4.9% (Rank #1562 vs #1359)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,132

Rank #2,039

vs
4,435

Rank #1,366

4,132
4,435

Athlon X4 840 wins by 6.8% (Rank #2039 vs #1366)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,501

Rank #1,522

vs
4,584

Rank #1,009

4,501
4,584

Athlon X4 840 wins by 1.8% (Rank #1522 vs #1009)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,457

Rank #1,613

vs
4,543

Rank #1,083

4,457
4,543

Athlon X4 840 wins by 1.9% (Rank #1613 vs #1083)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,486

Rank #1,498

vs
4,539

Rank #1,158

4,486
4,539

Athlon X4 840 wins by 1.2% (Rank #1498 vs #1158)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Xeon W3503 Athlon X4 840 Diff
Cores
4
4
0%
Threads
8
4
+50%
Base Frequency
1,600 MHz
3,100 MHz
-48.4%
Clock Multiplier
18x
31x
-41.9%
L1 Cache
62 KB
--
L2 Cache
0 MiB
--
L3 Cache
4 MiB
--
Memory Channels
2
--
Maximum Memory
0 GB
--
Max Bandwidth
21 GB/s
--
PCIe Lanes
16
--
Max CPUs
1
--
TDP (lower is better)
45 W
65 W
30.8% less
Process (lower is better)
45 nm
28 nm
37.8% more

General Information

Specification Xeon W3503 Athlon X4 840
Designer Intel AMD
Model Number i7-720QM --
Core Name Bloomfield Kaveri
Socket PGA988 Socket FM2+
Package FC-LGA8 µPGA
Memory Type DDR3 1066/1333 DDR3
ECC Support No --
PCIe Revision 2 --
PCIe Configuration 1x16, 2x8 --
Market Segment Server Desktop
Locked Multiplier Yes No

Designer

Xeon W3503
Intel
Athlon X4 840
AMD

Model Number

Xeon W3503
i7-720QM
Athlon X4 840
--

Core Name

Xeon W3503
Bloomfield
Athlon X4 840
Kaveri

Socket

Xeon W3503
PGA988
Athlon X4 840
Socket FM2+

Package

Xeon W3503
FC-LGA8
Athlon X4 840
µPGA

Memory Type

Xeon W3503
DDR3 1066/1333
Athlon X4 840
DDR3

ECC Support

Xeon W3503
No
Athlon X4 840
--

PCIe Revision

Xeon W3503
2
Athlon X4 840
--

PCIe Configuration

Xeon W3503
1x16, 2x8
Athlon X4 840
--

Market Segment

Xeon W3503
Server
Athlon X4 840
Desktop

Locked Multiplier

Xeon W3503
Yes
Athlon X4 840
No

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Xeon W3503 Athlon X4 840
Process 45 nm 28 nm
Die Area 263 mm² 245 mm²
Transistor Count 0.00 billion 2,411
Manufacturer Intel GlobalFoundries
Word Size 64-bit --

Process

Xeon W3503
45 nm
Athlon X4 840
28 nm

Die Area

Xeon W3503
263 mm²
Athlon X4 840
245 mm²

Transistor Count

Xeon W3503
0.00 billion
Athlon X4 840
2,411

Manufacturer

Xeon W3503
Intel
Athlon X4 840
GlobalFoundries

Word Size

Xeon W3503
64-bit
Athlon X4 840
--

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU specifications comparison


Specification Xeon W3503 Athlon X4 840
GPU HD Graphics --
GPU Designer Intel --
GPU Max Frequency 667 MHz --

GPU

Xeon W3503
HD Graphics
Athlon X4 840
--

GPU Designer

Xeon W3503
Intel
Athlon X4 840
--

GPU Max Frequency

Xeon W3503
667 MHz
Athlon X4 840
--

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Xeon W3503 Athlon X4 840
3DNow!
ABM
AES
AMD-V
AVX
BMI1
CLMUL
EIST
EPT
F16C
FMA
FMA3
FMA4
Flex Memory
HT
IPT
MMX
SIPP
SMEP
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
SSE4a
SSSE3
Secure Key
TBM
TSX
TXT
VT-d
VT-x
XOP
vPro
x86-64