AMD Athlon X4 740 vs AMD Athlon II X2 245

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon X4 740 and AMD Athlon II X2 245 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Memory. 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X4 740

  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
  • Around 28% higher clock speed: 3.7 GHz vs 2.9 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
  • 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 18% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1355 vs 1150
  • 2.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2626 vs 1110
  • Around 27% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 452 vs 357
  • Around 88% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1215 vs 648
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 4 vs 2
Maximum frequency 3.7 GHz vs 2.9 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm vs 45 nm
L2 cache 4 MB vs 2048 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1355 vs 1150
PassMark - CPU mark 2626 vs 1110
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 452 vs 357
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1215 vs 648

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon X4 740
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II X2 245

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1355
1150
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2626
1110
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
452
357
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
1215
648
Name AMD Athlon X4 740 AMD Athlon II X2 245
PassMark - Single thread mark 1355 1150
PassMark - CPU mark 2626 1110
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 452 357
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1215 648
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 Athlon II X2 245

Essentials

Family AMD Athlon Processors
OPN PIB AD740XOKHJBOX
OPN Tray AD740XOKA44HJ
Place in performance rating 2615 2597
Series AMD Athlon X4
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Architecture codename Regor
Launch date July 2009
Launch price (MSRP) $35
Price now $34.95
Value for money (0-100) 13.95

Performance

Base frequency 3.2 GHz
L2 cache 4 MB 2048 KB
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm 45 nm
Maximum frequency 3.7 GHz 2.9 GHz
Number of cores 4 2
Number of threads 4
Unlocked
64 bit support
Die size 117 mm
L1 cache 256 KB
Transistor count 410 million

Compatibility

Sockets supported FM2 AM3
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt 65 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1

Memory

Supported memory types DDR3