Phenom II X4 840 Can Run PC Game System Requirements

Phenom II X4 840 Performance Specification

CPU Speed

Physical Cores

Threads

CPU Codename

TDP (Power)

Lithography

CPU socket

Main Link

Bit Width

Max Temp.

Memory Channels

Processor GPU

CPU Details

3.2 GHz

4 cores

4 threads

Propus

95W

45nm

Socket AM3

Link

64 Bit

71°C

None

Notebook CPU

Unlocked Multiplier

L1 Cache

L2 Cache

L3 Cache

Approved

GD RATING

CPU Features

No the Phenom II X4 840 processor is NOT a laptop and notebook CPU

No the Phenom II X4 840 processor does not have a unlocked multiplier

512Kb

2048Kb

Yes, the Phenom II X4 840 processor has been approved by GD Admin. Always use GD data as a guideline.

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Phenom II X4 840 Game Requirement Analysis

Phenom II X4 840 is a performance processor based on the 45nm, K10 architecture.

It offers 4 Physical Cores (4 Logical), clocked at 3.2GHz and 2MB of L2 Cache.
Among its many features, Virtualization is activated.

The processor DOES NOT integrate any graphics. and has a rated board TDP of 95W.

It is a powerful processor whose performance is good. It's thus capable of running most applications smoothly without any problem.

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makaveli6850

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Saved at: Feb-26-2018

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Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz

GFX

Radeon R9 280X Sapphire Dual-X 3GB OC Edition oc: 10%

RAM

16GB DDR3 1600MHz

RES

2560 x 1440
width x height

makaveli6850's Game Library

23:24 Jul-21-2013

I love this cheap cpu it has a good performance compared to prices

Texugamer

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FX-6300

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Radeon R9 270X DirectCU II TOP 2GB Edition

RAM

6GB DDR3 0MHz

RES

1920 x 1080
width x height

Phone

Nokia Lumia 520

Texugamer's Game Library

00:24 Feb-13-2015

Hey, if this is your current build could you please tell me if this CPU does bottlenecks your GPU at stock OC. Reply would be appreciated thx :)

makaveli6850

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Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz

GFX

Radeon R9 280X Sapphire Dual-X 3GB OC Edition oc: 10%

RAM

16GB DDR3 1600MHz

RES

2560 x 1440
width x height

makaveli6850's Game Library

15:24 Feb-14-2015

yes a little in some games, but i use nvidia DSR to minimize it

synyster48

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Core i7-5930K 6-Core 3.5GHz

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GeForce GTX Titan X SLI

RAM

16GB DDR4 2800MHz

RES

6400 x 1440
width x height

Phone

Apple iPhone 6 Plus 64GB

synyster48's Game Library

15:01 Jan-28-2013

-10

also are this cpu on par with fx4300/Phenom 2 x4 955?

PapiFiveNine

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Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz oc: 30%

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Radeon RX 480 Sapphire NITRO+ 4GB oc: 15%

RAM

16GB DDR4 3600MHz

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1920 x 1080
width x height

PapiFiveNine's Game Library

16:15 Jan-28-2013

122

Yes

synyster48

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GeForce GTX Titan X SLI

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16GB DDR4 2800MHz

RES

6400 x 1440
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Phone

Apple iPhone 6 Plus 64GB

synyster48's Game Library

12:28 Jan-28-2013

-10

this suppose to be amd phenom propus cuz dont have L3 cache,i think my unlocked athlon 2 x3 455 cores based on this cpu cuz in cpu-z it say codename propus

darknatexs

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FX-8350 oc: 25%

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Radeon R9 FURY X 4GB Crossfire

RAM

16GB DDR3 1600MHz

RES

2560 x 1080
width x height

Phone

Motorola Nexus 6 32GB

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07:20 Feb-05-2014

Close. The phenom propus cores are athlon 2 based. They are close to denwb core but lack the l3 cache but that barely has an effect on overall performance. The propus core phenom were released to fill in for manufacturing defect x4 phenom.&#60

titu30360

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FX-6100 oc: 10%

GFX

GeForce GTX 760

RAM

16GB DDR3 1333MHz

RES

1366 x 768
width x height

Phone

Gionee Elife E3

titu30360's Game Library

09:19 Jun-29-2012

-15

is this processor better than amd fx 4170 in gaming performance? pls tell me…..

Tero

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Core i7-3770K 4-Core 3.5GHz

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32GB DDR3 1600MHz

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2560 x 1440
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Samsung Galaxy Note Edge 32GB

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11:36 Jun-29-2012

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No, the FX has much better frequencies and more cache ;)

1CosMiar13

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Athlon II X3 455

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Radeon HD 6850

RAM

4GB DDR2 667MHz

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1920 x 1080
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08:28 Feb-11-2012

Great CPU! :D

raident30

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Core i3-7100 2-Core 3.9GHz

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GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB

RAM

16GB DDR4 2133MHz

RES

1920 x 1080
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04:22 Nov-21-2011

@TheRealYeno i see, thanks for the reply!

TheRealYeno

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Core i5-2500K 3.3GHz

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GeForce GTX 560 Ti Twin Frozr II OC Edition

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8GB DDR3 1333MHz

RES

1680 x 1050
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Phone

Nokia Lumia 920

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13:55 Nov-20-2011

raident30 The ratings have to be adjusted as new technology is released.

TuanMuda

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8GB DDR3 1600MHz

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Samsung Galaxy Note

TuanMuda's Game Library

11:24 Oct-11-2011

buy phenom II X4 840 its cheap but great! :)

NFSwhiplash

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Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz

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Radeon HD 7850 1GB Sapphire Edition

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8GB DDR3 1600MHz

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1920 x 1080
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04:46 Aug-26-2011

170

That must be why they are called black edition.

Hellfire_zg

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Saved at: Apr-22-2017

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CPU

FX-8320 oc: 15%

GFX

Radeon R9 280 XFX Double D Black 3GB Edition

RAM

8GB DDR3 1333MHz

RES

1920 x 1080
width x height

Phone

Samsung Galaxy S IV GT-I9505

Hellfire_zg's Game Library

18:28 Aug-25-2011

169

@ashtay212 -> black editions are easier to overclock.

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Release period
04-Jan-2011

Avg. User Score GD Rating

8.7

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GD Tags: AMD Phenom II X4 840 Phenom II, AMD Phenom II X4 840 Phenom II, AMDPhenomIIX4840PhenomII, black edition

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Phenom II X4 840 Extras

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