Pentium Dual-Core E2200 vs Athlon X4 740
Primary details
Comparing Athlon X4 740 and Pentium Dual-Core E2200 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2067 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Desktop processor |
| Power efficiency | 2.40 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Trinity (2012−2013) | Allendale (2006−2009) |
| Release date | 2 October 2012 (12 years ago) | December 2007 (16 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Athlon X4 740 and Pentium Dual-Core E2200 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 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 3.2 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 3.7 GHz | 2.2 GHz |
| L1 cache | 192K | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 4 MB (shared) | 1 MB (shared) |
| L3 cache | no data | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 65 nm |
| Die size | 246 mm2 | 77 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 74 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 1,303 million | 105 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | no data | - |
Compatibility
Information on Athlon X4 740 and Pentium Dual-Core E2200 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 | FM2 | 775 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon X4 740 and Pentium Dual-Core E2200. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | + | - |
| FMA | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon X4 740 and Pentium Dual-Core E2200 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon X4 740 and Pentium Dual-Core E2200. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3-1866 | DDR1, DDR2, DDR3 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon X4 740 and Pentium Dual-Core E2200.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | no data |
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Physical cores | 4 | 2 |
| Threads | 4 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 65 nm |
Athlon X4 740 has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 103.1% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Athlon X4 740 and Pentium Dual-Core E2200. We've got no test results to judge.
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