Athlon 64 X2 4200+ vs Athlon II X4 740

Primary details

Comparing Athlon II X4 740 and Athlon 64 X2 4200+ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2048not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesAthlonno data
Architecture codenamePiledriverManchester (2005−2006)
Release date1 October 2012 (12 years ago)December 2006 (17 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$71$309

Detailed specifications

Athlon II X4 740 and Athlon 64 X2 4200+ 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 GHzno data
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz2.2 GHz
L1 cache192 KB256K
L2 cache4 MB512 KB
L3 cacheno data0 KB
Chip lithography32 nm90 nm
Die sizeno data220 mm2
Number of transistorsno data154 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Athlon II X4 740 and Athlon 64 X2 4200+ 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 FM2939
Power consumption (TDP)65 watt89 Watt

Synthetic benchmark performance

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



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
+266%
Athlon 64 X2 4200+ 731

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 4 2
Threads 4 2
Chip lithography 32 nm 90 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 89 Watt

Athlon II X4 740 has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 181.3% more advanced lithography process, and 36.9% lower power consumption.

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AMD Athlon II X4 740
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