AMD Athlon X4 740 vs AMD A4-3420

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon X4 740 and AMD A4-3420 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Memory, Virtualization. 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 Athlon X4 740

AMD A4-3420

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X4 740

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 32% higher clock speed: 3.7 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 21% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1359 vs 1119
2.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2641 vs 1067
Around 31% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 452 vs 345
Around 99% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1215 vs 612

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
L2 cache	4 MB vs 512 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1359 vs 1119
PassMark - CPU mark	2641 vs 1067
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	452 vs 345
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1215 vs 612

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon X4 740
CPU 2: AMD A4-3420

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1359

1119

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2641

1067

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

452

345

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1215

612

Name	AMD Athlon X4 740	AMD A4-3420
PassMark - Single thread mark	1359	1119
PassMark - CPU mark	2641	1067
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	452	345
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1215	612
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.217
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	3.815

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon X4 740	AMD A4-3420
Essentials
Family	AMD Athlon Processors
OPN PIB	AD740XOKHJBOX
OPN Tray	AD740XOKA44HJ
Place in performance rating	2618	2620
Series	AMD Athlon X4
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Architecture codename		Llano
Launch date		December 2011
Performance
Base frequency	3.2 GHz
L2 cache	4 MB	512 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	32 nm
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz	2.8 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of threads	4
Unlocked
64 bit support
Die size		228 mm
L1 cache		128 KB (per core)
Transistor count		1178 million
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FM2	FM1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Memory
Supported memory types		DDR3
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)