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).

AMD Athlon X4 740

AMD Athlon II X2 245

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	2614	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