AMD A10-7400P vs Intel Pentium B940

Let's find out which one of AMD A10-7400P and Intel Pentium B940 is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

• Name
  AMD A10-7400P Intel Pentium B940
• Segment
  Mobile Mobile
• Family
  AMD A Intel Pentium
• Generation
  4 2
• CPU group
  AMD A10-7000 Intel Pentium 900

In this block we are going to compare AMD A10-7400P vs Intel Pentium B940 by main technical specifications: number of cores and threads, base and maximum frequencies, process technology and cache size. The higher these specifications are, the more powerful your CPU will be.

• Frequency
  2.50 GHz 2.00 GHz
• CPU Cores
  4 2
• Turbo (1 Core)
  3.00 GHz No turbo
• CPU Threads
  4 2
• Hyperthreading
  No No
• Overclocking
  No No
• Core architecture
  normal normal

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in AMD A10-7400P and Intel Pentium B940 along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

• GPU name
  AMD Radeon R6 (Kaveri) Intel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge GT1)
• GPU frequency
  0.58 GHz 0.65 GHz
• GPU (Turbo)
  0.65 GHz 1.10 GHz
• Execution units
  6 6
• Shader
  384 48
• Max. GPU Memory
  2 GB --
• Max. displays
  2 2
• Generation
  6 6
• DirectX Version
  12 10.1
• Technology
  28 nm 32 nm
• Release date
  Q2/2015 Q2/2011

Let's compare the support of video codecs between AMD A10-7400P and Intel Pentium B940. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

• h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
  No No
• h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
  No No
• h264
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VP9
  No No
• VP8
  No No
• AV1
  No No
• AVC
  Decode No
• VC-1
  Decode Decode
• JPEG
  Decode / Encode No

To choose the best model between AMD A10-7400P and Intel Pentium B940 you need to pay special attention to memory type, clock frequency, multi-channel features, and PCIe version. The higher these numbers are, the better your CPU will be. Keep in mind that the maximum memory and frequency may also depend on the model of the motherboard.

• Memory type
  DDR3-1866 DDR3-1066DDR3-1333
• Max. Memory
  16 GB
• ECC
  Yes No
• Memory channels
  2 2
• PCIe version
  3.0 2.0
• PCIe lanes
  16 16

AES-NI encryption support for CPUs AMD A10-7400P and Intel Pentium B940.

• AES-NI
  Yes Yes

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for AMD A10-7400P or Intel Pentium B940? The Thermal Design Power (TDP) indicates the maximum amount of heat that should be dissipated by the chip cooling system. However, the value of TDP gives only a rough indication of the real power consumption of the CPU.

• TDP (PL1)
  35 W 35 W
• Tjunction max.
  -- 85 °C

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for AMD A10-7400P and Intel Pentium B940 CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

• Instruction set (ISA)
  x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
• Virtualization
  AMD-V VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
• ISA extensions
  SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4 SSE4.1, SSE4.2
• L3-Cache
  4.00 MB 2.00 MB
• Architecture
  Kaveri (Steamroller) Sandy Bridge U
• Technology
  28 nm 32 nm
• Socket
  FM2+ PGA 988
• Release date
  Q2/2014 Q2/2011

List of devices based on AMD A10-7400P and Intel Pentium B940.

• Used in
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