AMD Athlon X4 740 vs Athlon II X4 740

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Combined performance score

Athlon II X4 740
1.74
+1.8%

Athlon II X4 740 outperforms Athlon X4 740 by 2% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking19011913
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesAthlonno data
Architecture codenamePiledriverTrinity (2012−2013)
Release date1 October 2012 (11 years old)2 October 2012 (11 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$71no data
Current priceno data$32

Technical specs

Athlon II X4 740 and Athlon X4 740 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads44
Base clock speed3.2 GHz3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz3.7 GHz
L1 cache192 KB192K
L2 cache4 MB4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm32 nm
Die sizeno data246 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data74 °C
Number of transistorsno data1,303 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Athlon II X4 740 and Athlon X4 740 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 Athlon X4 740. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NIno data+
FMAno data+
AVXno data+

Virtualization technologies

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

AMD-Vno data+

Memory specs

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

Supported memory typesno dataDDR3-1866

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon II X4 740 and Athlon X4 740.

PCIe versionno data2.0

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 1.74
+1.8%
Athlon X4 740 1.71

Athlon II X4 740 outperforms Athlon X4 740 by 2% in our combined benchmark results.


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.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

Athlon II X4 740 2677
+1.7%
Athlon X4 740 2632

Athlon II X4 740 outperforms Athlon X4 740 by 2% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 1.74 1.71

We couldn't decide between Athlon II X4 740 and Athlon X4 740. The differences in performance seem too small.


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