AMD Athlon II X4 638 vs AMD Phenom II X3 740 BE

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II X4 638 and AMD Phenom II X3 740 BE processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X4 638

• CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 5 month(s) later
• 1 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 3
• A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
• Around 33% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
• 2.7x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
• Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt
• Around 18% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1163 vs 982
• Around 58% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2250 vs 1424
• Around 3% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 4651 vs 4510

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X3 740 BE

• Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
• Around 11% higher clock speed: 3 GHz vs 2.7 GHz
• Around 11% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1836 vs 1654

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon II X4 638
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X3 740 BE

PassMark - Single thread mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	1163 982
PassMark - CPU mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	2250 1424
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	CPU 1 CPU 2	1654 1836
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	CPU 1 CPU 2	4651 4510

Compare specifications (specs)