Athlon II X4 740 vs Ryzen 7 3700X

Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 7 3700X
2019
8 cores / 16 threads, 65 Watt
14.73
+742%

Ryzen 7 3700X outperforms Athlon II X4 740 by a whopping 742% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 7 3700X and Athlon II X4 740 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking5062047
Place by popularity74not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation19.15no data
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Ryzen 7Athlon
Power efficiency20.66no data
Architecture codenameMatisse (Zen 2) (2019−2020)Piledriver
Release date27 May 2019 (5 years ago)1 October 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$329$71

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 3700X 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads164
Base clock speed3.6 GHz3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed4.4 GHz3.7 GHz
L1 cache512 KB192 KB
L2 cache4 MB4 MB
L3 cache32 MBno data
Chip lithography7 nm, 12 nm32 nm
Number of transistors19,200 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 3700X 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketAM4Socket FM2
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt65 watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 3700X and Athlon II X4 740. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI+-
AVX+-
Precision Boost 2+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 3700X and Athlon II X4 740 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 3700X and Athlon II X4 740. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Dual-channelno data
Maximum memory size128 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth51.196 GB/sno 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.

Ryzen 7 3700X 14.73
+742%
Athlon II X4 740 1.75

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.

Ryzen 7 3700X 22542
+742%
Athlon II X4 740 2677

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 14.73 1.75
Physical cores 8 4
Threads 16 4
Chip lithography 7 nm 32 nm

Ryzen 7 3700X has a 741.7% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 357.1% more advanced lithography process.

The Ryzen 7 3700X is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon II X4 740 in performance tests.


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