AMD Athlon II X4 740 vs FX-4300

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Combined performance score

FX-4300
1.95
+12.1%

FX-4300 outperforms Athlon II X4 740 by 12% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing FX-4300 and Athlon II X4 740 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking18221901
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money3.58no data
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Seriesno dataAthlon
Architecture codenameVishera (2012−2015)Piledriver
Release date23 October 2012 (11 years old)1 October 2012 (11 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$71
Current price$51 no data
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Technical specs

FX-4300 and Athlon II 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 speed3.8 GHz3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed4 GHz3.7 GHz
L1 cacheno data192 KB
L2 cache4096 KB4 MB
Chip lithography32 nm32 nm
Die size315 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature71 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,200 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierYesNo
P0 Vcore voltageMin: 1.225 V - Max: 1.3875 Vno data

Compatibility

Information on FX-4300 and Athlon II 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
SocketAM3+Socket FM2
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt65 watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by FX-4300 and Athlon II X4 740. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI+no data
FMA+no data
AVX+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by FX-4300 and Athlon II X4 740 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by FX-4300 and Athlon II X4 740. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by FX-4300 and Athlon II X4 740.

PCIe versionn/ano 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.


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.

FX-4300 1.95
+12.1%
Athlon II X4 740 1.74

FX-4300 outperforms Athlon II X4 740 by 12% 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%

FX-4300 2997
+12%
Athlon II X4 740 2677

FX-4300 outperforms Athlon II X4 740 by 12% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 1.95 1.74
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 65 Watt

The FX-4300 is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon II X4 740 in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between FX-4300 and Athlon II X4 740, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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