A6-7400K vs Athlon II X4 740

Aggregate performance score

Athlon II X4 740
2012
4 cores / 4 threads, 65 Watt
1.69
+64.1%
A6-7400K
2014
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
1.03

Athlon II X4 740 outperforms A6-7400K by an impressive 64% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon II X4 740 and A6-7400K processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking20662453
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesAthlonno data
Power efficiencyno data1.50
Architecture codenamePiledriverKaveri (2014−2015)
Release date1 October 2012 (12 years ago)31 July 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$71no data

Detailed specifications

Athlon II X4 740 and A6-7400K basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores4 (Quad-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads42
Base clock speed3.2 GHz3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz3.9 GHz
L1 cache192 KB128 KB
L2 cache4 MB1024 KB
Chip lithography32 nm28 nm
Die sizeno data245 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data70 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
Number of transistorsno data2,411 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Athlon II X4 740 and A6-7400K compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration11
SocketSocket FM2FM2+
Power consumption (TDP)65 watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon II X4 740 and A6-7400K. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI-+
FMA-+
AVX-+
FRTC-+
FreeSync-+
TrueAudio-+
PowerNow-+
PowerGating-+
Out-of-band client management-+
VirusProtect-+
HSA-+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon II X4 740 and A6-7400K are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
IOMMU 2.0-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon II X4 740 and A6-7400K. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR3-1866
Max memory channelsno data2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon R5 Graphics
iGPU core countno data4
จำนวนพาธไลน์no data256
Enduro-+
Switchable graphics-+
UVD-+
VCE-+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Athlon II X4 740 and A6-7400K integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Athlon II X4 740 and A6-7400K integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno dataDirectX® 12
Vulkan-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon II X4 740 and A6-7400K.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Athlon II X4 740 1.69
+64.1%
A6-7400K 1.03

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Athlon II X4 740 2677
+63.2%
A6-7400K 1640

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.69 1.03
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 4 2
Chip lithography 32 nm 28 nm

Athlon II X4 740 has a 64.1% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

A6-7400K, on the other hand, has a 14.3% more advanced lithography process.

The Athlon II X4 740 is our recommended choice as it beats the A6-7400K in performance tests.


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