AMD A10-9700E vs AMD Phenom II X3 740 BE

Comparative analysis of AMD A10-9700E and AMD Phenom II X3 740 BE processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD A10-9700E

AMD Phenom II X3 740 BE

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A10-9700E

CPU is newer: launch date 7 year(s) 0 month(s) later
1 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 3
Around 17% higher clock speed: 3.5 GHz vs 3 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 45 nm
Around 33% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.7x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 95 Watt
Around 53% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1505 vs 982
2.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3242 vs 1424

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	5 September 2016 vs September 2009
Number of cores	4 vs 3
Maximum frequency	3.5 GHz vs 3 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 45 nm
L2 cache	2 MB vs 512 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1505 vs 982
PassMark - CPU mark	3242 vs 1424

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A10-9700E
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X3 740 BE

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1505

982

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3242

1424

Name	AMD A10-9700E	AMD Phenom II X3 740 BE
PassMark - Single thread mark	1505	982
PassMark - CPU mark	3242	1424
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1836
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		4510

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A10-9700E	AMD Phenom II X3 740 BE
Essentials
Architecture codename	Bristol Ridge	Heka
Family	AMD A-Series Processors
Launch date	5 September 2016	September 2009
OPN PIB	AD9700AHABBOX
OPN Tray	AD9700AHM44AB
OS Support	Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating	1678	1642
Price now	$69.99
Series	AMD A10-Series APU for Desktops
Value for money (0-100)	19.72
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3 GHz
Compute Cores	10
Die size	246 mm	258 mm
L2 cache	2 MB	512 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	45 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	74 °C
Maximum core temperature	90°C
Maximum frequency	3.5 GHz	3 GHz
Number of cores	4	3
Number of GPU cores	6
Transistor count	1178 million	758 million
Unlocked
L1 cache		128 KB (per core)
L3 cache		6144 KB (shared)
Memory
Max memory channels	3
Supported memory frequency	2400 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR3
Graphics
Enduro
Graphics max frequency	847 MHz
iGPU core count	6
Processor graphics	Radeon R7 Series
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Graphics API support
DirectX	DirectX® 12
Vulkan
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM4	AM3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	95 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	8
PCI Express revision	3.0 x8
Advanced Technologies
Frame Rate Target Control (FRTC)
FreeSync
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
PowerGating
PowerNow
PowerTune
TrueAudio
VirusProtect
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)