i3-7340 vs Athlon X4 840

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Primary details

Comparing Athlon X4 840 and Core i3-7340 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1874not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Series4x AthlonIntel Core i3
Power efficiency3.04no data
Architecture codenameKaveri (2014−2015)Kaby Lake (2016−2019)
Release dateAugust 2014 (10 years ago)17 July 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$157

Detailed specifications

Athlon X4 840 and Core i3-7340 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 speed3.1 GHz4.2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.8 GHz4.2 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rateno data8 GT/s
Multiplierno data42
L1 cache256K64K (per core)
L2 cache4 MB256K (per core)
L3 cacheno data4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography28 nm14 nm
Die size245 mm2no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °C65 °C
Number of transistors2,411 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Athlon X4 840 and Core i3-7340 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 FM2+1151
Power consumption (TDP)65 watt51 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon X4 840 and Core i3-7340. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
TSX-+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon X4 840 and Core i3-7340 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon X4 840 and Core i3-7340. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory sizeno data64 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data38.397 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel HD Graphics 630

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon X4 840 and Core i3-7340.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes1616

Pros & cons summary


Recency on August 2014 17 July 2017
Physical cores 4 2
Chip lithography 28 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 51 Watt

Athlon X4 840 has 100% more physical cores.

i3-7340, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 27.5% lower power consumption.

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