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AMD Phenom II P940 Quad- vs Intel i5-450M

The AMD Phenom II P940 Quad-Core is newer than Intel Core i5-450M @ 2.40GHz also around 5% faster in multi-threaded (CPU Mark) testing, but Intel Core i5-450M @ 2.40GHz is around 35% faster in single-thread testing. Both CPUs operates at simliar power levels (TDP). All the CPUs in this comparison belong in the Laptop CPU Class.The values below were tabulated from a combined 662 benchmarks submitted from our PerformanceTest software and results and are updated daily to include new submissions.

  • The first section will show basic information for each CPU selected.
  • The additional graphs shows the CPU Mark and Single Thread values of each CPU selected.
  • An accompany graph, if price data is available, will shows the value for money, in terms of the CPU Mark/Thread Rating per dollar.
  • The last section will show approximate yearly running costs for the CPUs.

×AMD Phenom II P940 Quad-Core×Intel Core i5-450M @ 2.40GHz+ ADD
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Socket TypeS1PGA988A
CPU ClassLaptopLaptop
Clockspeed1.7 GHz2.4 GHz
Turbo SpeedNot SupportedUp to 2.7 GHz
# of Physical Cores4 (Threads: 4)2 (Threads: 4)
CacheL1: 512KB, L2: 2.0MB, L1: 128KB, L2: 0.5MB, L3: 3MB
TDP35W35W
Yearly Running Cost$6.39$6.39
Other
First Seen on ChartQ4 2010Q2 2010
# of Samples22640
CPU Value0.039.0
Single Thread Rating(% diff. to max in group)679(-35.1%)1047(0.0%)
CPU Mark(% diff. to max in group)1319(0.0%)1247(-5.4%)
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CPU Mark Rating
As of 2nd of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
AMD Phenom II P940 Quad-Core
1,319
Intel Core i5-450M @ 2.40GHz
1,247
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CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price)
As of 2nd of April 2025 - Higher results represent better value
AMD Phenom II P940 Quad-Core
NA
Intel Core i5-450M @ 2.40GHz
39.0
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CPU Single Thread Rating
As of 2nd of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
AMD Phenom II P940 Quad-Core
679
Intel Core i5-450M @ 2.40GHz
1,047
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Estimated Energy Usage Cost
Estimated Energy Adjustable Values
Average hours of use per day Average CPU Utilization (0-100%)1 Power cost, $ per kWh2
8
25
1Average user usage is typically low and can vary from task to task. An estimate load 25% is nominal.
2Typical power costs vary around the world. Check your last power bill for details. Values of $0.15 to $0.45 per kWh are typical.
AMD Phenom II P940 Quad-Core Intel Core i5-450M @ 2.40GHz
Max TDP35W35W
Power consumption per day (kWh)0.070.07
Running cost per day$0.018$0.018
Power consumption per year (kWh)25.625.6
Running cost per year$6.39$6.39
Shown CPU power usage is based on linear interpolation of Max TDP (i.e. max load). Actual CPU power profile may vary.