Average Bench: 49% (821st of 1442)

Based on 3,675 user benchmarks.  Device: 178BFBFF00100F42 Model: AMD Phenom(tm) II X4 940 Processor
Poor: 33%Average: 49% Great: 56%
Gaming
Gaming 49%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 51%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 34%
Sail boat

Below average average bench

The AMD Phenom II X4 940 averaged 50.9% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This isn't a great result which indicates that there are much faster alternatives on the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. Memory Latency 71.3Pts
Avg. Single Core Speed 42.8Pts

Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the AMD Phenom II X4 940 is 23.4%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the AMD Phenom II X4 940 performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Multi Core Speed 161Pts
Avg. Octa Core Speed 160Pts
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Average Bench

(Based on 3,675 samples)
Min Avg Max
49.3 Memory 71.3 81.4
29.5 1-Core 42.8 48.2
53.6 2-Core 84.9 97.1
43.1% 66.3 Pts
Min Avg Max
75 4-Core 157 186
77.2 8-Core 160 190
21.1% 158 Pts
Min Avg Max
75 64-Core 161 188
9.9% 161 Pts
User Benchmarks BenchNormalHeavyServer
The fastest CPU (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
Socket M2, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
Memory 80.3
1-Core 49
2-Core 98.7
49% 76 Pts
4-Core 186
8-Core 185
25% 186 Pts
64-Core 188
12% 188 Pts
AM2, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg)
Memory 78.2
1-Core 42.7
2-Core 85.5
45% 68.8 Pts
4-Core 158
8-Core 158
21% 158 Pts
64-Core 131
8% 131 Pts
Socket M2, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg)
Memory 75.2
1-Core 43.2
2-Core 87.6
45% 68.7 Pts
4-Core 171
8-Core 162
22% 167 Pts
64-Core 168
10% 168 Pts
AM2, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg)
Memory 75.3
1-Core 41.2
2-Core 86.2
44% 67.6 Pts
4-Core 166
8-Core 161
22% 164 Pts
64-Core 167
10% 167 Pts
AM2, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg)
Memory 70.7
1-Core 43.2
2-Core 87.6
43% 67.2 Pts
4-Core 171
8-Core 171
23% 171 Pts
64-Core 170
10% 170 Pts
AM2, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg)
Memory 69
1-Core 41.2
2-Core 88
42% 66.1 Pts
4-Core 169
8-Core 171
23% 170 Pts
64-Core 171
11% 171 Pts
AM2, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg)
Memory 68.9
1-Core 43
2-Core 87.2
43% 66.4 Pts
4-Core 125
8-Core 127
17% 126 Pts
64-Core 110
7% 110 Pts
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 67,719,241 CPUs tested

Typical Phenom II X4 940 Builds (Compare 13 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 11%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 56%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 9%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Asus M3N-HT DELUXE

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 8% - Terrible Total price: $190

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