i3-7020U vs Athlon II X4 740

Athlon II X4 605e Athlon II X4 610e Athlon II X4 615e Athlon II X4 620 Athlon II X4 620e Athlon II X4 630 Athlon II X4 631 Athlon II X4 635 Athlon II X4 640 Athlon II X4 641 Athlon II X4 645 Athlon II X4 651 Athlon II X4 651K Athlon II X4 740
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Core i3-7020U Core i3-7100U Core i5-7200U Core i5-7300U Core i7-7500U Core i7-7600U

Aggregate performance score

Athlon II X4 740
2012
4 cores / 4 threads, 65 Watt
1.69
+3.7%
Core i3-7020U
2018
2 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
1.63

Athlon II X4 740 outperforms Core i3-7020U by a minimal 4% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Contents

Athlon II X4 740 Athlon II X4 740
i3-7020U i3-7020U

Primary details

Comparing Athlon II X4 740 and Core i3-7020U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking20672093
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesAthlonIntel Core i3
Power efficiencyno data10.28
Architecture codenamePiledriverKaby Lake (2016−2019)
Release date1 October 2012 (12 years ago)10 April 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$71$281

Detailed specifications

Athlon II X4 740 and Core i3-7020U 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)
Threads44
Base clock speed3.2 GHz2.3 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz2.3 GHz
Bus typeno dataOPI
Bus rateno data4 GT/s
Multiplierno data23
L1 cache192 KB128 KB
L2 cache4 MB512 KB
L3 cacheno data3 MB
Chip lithography32 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Athlon II X4 740 and Core i3-7020U 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 (Uniprocessor)
SocketSocket FM2FCBGA1356,FC-BGA1356,FPBGA1356
Power consumption (TDP)65 watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon II X4 740 and Core i3-7020U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
My WiFino data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Smart Responseno data+

Security technologies

Athlon II X4 740 and Core i3-7020U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
MPX-+
Identity Protection-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon II X4 740 and Core i3-7020U are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon II X4 740 and Core i3-7020U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data32 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data34.134 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel HD Graphics 620
Max video memoryno data32 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1 GHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Athlon II X4 740 and Core i3-7020U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
DVIno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Athlon II X4 740 and Core i3-7020U integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096x2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Athlon II X4 740 and Core i3-7020U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon II X4 740 and Core i3-7020U.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data12

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
+3.7%
i3-7020U 1.63

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
+3.6%
i3-7020U 2583

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 1.69 1.63
Physical cores 4 2
Chip lithography 32 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 15 Watt

Athlon II X4 740 has a 3.7% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores.

i3-7020U, on the other hand, has a 128.6% more advanced lithography process, and 333.3% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Athlon II X4 740 and Core i3-7020U.

Note that Athlon II X4 740 is a desktop processor while Core i3-7020U is a notebook one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon II X4 740 and Core i3-7020U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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