Athlon II X4 740 vs Ryzen 3 4300G
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 3 4300G outperforms Athlon II X4 740 by a whopping 270% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1255 | 2274 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Desktop processor |
| Series | AMD Ryzen 3 | Athlon |
| Power efficiency | 3.66 | no data |
| Designer | AMD | AMD |
| Manufacturer | TSMC | no data |
| Architecture codename | Renoir (2020−2023) | Piledriver |
| Release date | 21 July 2020 (5 years ago) | 1 October 2012 (12 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $71 |
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 3 4300G 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 cores | 4 (Quad-Core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 8 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 3.8 GHz | 3.2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4 GHz | 3.7 GHz |
| Multiplier | 38 | no data |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 192 KB |
| L2 cache | 512 KB (per core) | 4 MB |
| L3 cache | 4 MB (shared) | no data |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 32 nm |
| Die size | 156 mm2 | no data |
| Number of transistors | 9,800 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | + | - |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 3 4300G 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 configuration | 1 | 1 |
| Socket | AM4 | Socket FM2 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 65 watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 3 4300G and Athlon II X4 740. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 3 4300G and Athlon II X4 740 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 3 4300G and Athlon II X4 740. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-3200 | no data |
| Maximum memory size | 128 GB | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 51.196 GB/s | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon Vega 6 | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 3 4300G and Athlon II X4 740.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 16 | 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.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating.
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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 5.63 | 1.52 |
| Threads | 8 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 32 nm |
Ryzen 3 4300G has a 270.4% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more threads, and a 357.1% more advanced lithography process.
The AMD Ryzen 3 4300G is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD Athlon II X4 740 in performance tests.
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