Pentium G5500 vs Athlon II X4 740
Primary details
Comparing Athlon II X4 740 and Pentium G5500 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 2020 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Desktop processor |
| Series | Athlon | no data |
| Architecture codename | Piledriver | Coffee Lake (2017−2019) |
| Release date | 1 October 2012 (11 years ago) | no data |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $71 | no data |
Detailed specifications
Athlon II X4 740 and Pentium G5500 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 cores | 4 (Quad-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 4 | no data |
| Base clock speed | 3.2 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 3.7 GHz | 3.8 GHz |
| L1 cache | 192 KB | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 4 MB | 256 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | no data | 6144 KB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 14 nm |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 72 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Athlon II X4 740 and Pentium G5500 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 configuration | 1 | 1 |
| Socket | Socket FM2 | 1151 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 watt | 51 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon II X4 740 and Pentium G5500. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| TSX | - | + |
Security technologies
Athlon II X4 740 and Pentium G5500 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon II X4 740 and Pentium G5500 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon II X4 740 and Pentium G5500. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR4 |
Pros & cons summary
| Physical cores | 4 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 51 Watt |
Athlon II X4 740 has 100% more physical cores.
Pentium G5500, on the other hand, has a 128.6% more advanced lithography process, and 27.5% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Athlon II X4 740 and Pentium G5500. We've got no test results to judge.
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