AMD Athlon X4 740 vs AMD Athlon II X2 270u

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon X4 740 and AMD Athlon II X2 270u 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 270u

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X4 740

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 85% higher clock speed: 3.7 GHz vs 2 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 72% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1358 vs 791
3.9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2638 vs 675

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz vs 2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 45 nm
L2 cache	4 MB vs 1024 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1358 vs 791
PassMark - CPU mark	2638 vs 675

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X2 270u

2.6x lower typical power consumption: 25 Watt vs 65 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt vs 65 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon X4 740
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II X2 270u

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1358

791

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2638

675

Name	AMD Athlon X4 740	AMD Athlon II X2 270u
PassMark - Single thread mark	1358	791
PassMark - CPU mark	2638	675
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 Athlon X4 740	AMD Athlon II X2 270u
Essentials
Family	AMD Athlon Processors
OPN PIB	AD740XOKHJBOX
OPN Tray	AD740XOKA44HJ
Place in performance rating	2617	2586
Series	AMD Athlon X4
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Architecture codename		Regor
Launch date		September 2010
Launch price (MSRP)		$68
Price now		$67.67
Value for money (0-100)		5.88
Performance
Base frequency	3.2 GHz
L2 cache	4 MB	1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	45 nm
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz	2 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of threads	4
Unlocked
64 bit support
Die size		117 mm
L1 cache		128 KB
Transistor count		410 million
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FM2	AM3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	25 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Memory
Supported memory types		DDR2, DDR3