AMD A6-7480 vs AMD Athlon X4 740

Comparative analysis of AMD A6-7480 and AMD Athlon X4 740 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Compatibility, Peripherals. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

AMD A6-7480

AMD Athlon X4 740

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A6-7480

Around 102603% higher clock speed: 3800 MHz vs 3.7 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 32 nm
Around 13% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1531 vs 1355

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3800 MHz vs 3.7 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 32 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1531 vs 1355

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X4 740

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
2 more threads: 4 vs 2
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 46% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2637 vs 1812

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Number of threads	4 vs 2
L2 cache	4 MB vs 1 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	2637 vs 1812

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A6-7480
CPU 2: AMD Athlon X4 740

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1531

1355

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1812

2637

Name	AMD A6-7480	AMD Athlon X4 740
PassMark - Single thread mark	1531	1355
PassMark - CPU mark	1812	2637
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		452
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1215
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.217
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		3.815

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A6-7480	AMD Athlon X4 740
Essentials
Architecture codename	Excavator
Place in performance rating	1694	2642
Processor Number	A6-7480
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Family		AMD Athlon Processors
OPN PIB		AD740XOKHJBOX
OPN Tray		AD740XOKA44HJ
Series		AMD Athlon X4
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3500 MHz	3.2 GHz
L2 cache	1 MB	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	32 nm
Maximum frequency	3800 MHz	3.7 GHz
Number of cores	2	4
Number of threads	2	4
Unlocked
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR3-800, DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333, DDR3-1600
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	900 MHz
Processor graphics	Radeon R5 Graphics
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Sockets supported	FM2+	FM2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0