AMD Athlon X4 740 vs AMD Athlon II X4 640

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon X4 740 and AMD Athlon II X4 640 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), 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s).

AMD Athlon X4 740

AMD Athlon II X4 640

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X4 740

Around 23% higher clock speed: 3.7 GHz vs 3 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 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Around 12% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1355 vs 1212
Around 17% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2637 vs 2262
Around 26% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 452 vs 358
Around 2% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1215 vs 1191
Around 28% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.217 vs 0.17

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz vs 3 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 45 nm
L2 cache	4 MB vs 512 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1355 vs 1212
PassMark - CPU mark	2637 vs 2262
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	452 vs 358
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1215 vs 1191
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.217 vs 0.17

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X4 640

Around 6% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 4.052 vs 3.815

Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	4.052 vs 3.815

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon X4 740
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II X4 640

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1355

1212

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2637

2262

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

452

358

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1215

1191

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

0.217

0.17

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

3.815

4.052

Name	AMD Athlon X4 740	AMD Athlon II X4 640
PassMark - Single thread mark	1355	1212
PassMark - CPU mark	2637	2262
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	452	358
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1215	1191
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.217	0.17
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	3.815	4.052
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		2.776
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		7.618

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon X4 740	AMD Athlon II X4 640
Essentials
Family	AMD Athlon Processors
OPN PIB	AD740XOKHJBOX
OPN Tray	AD740XOKA44HJ
Place in performance rating	2642	3034
Series	AMD Athlon X4
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Architecture codename		Propus
Launch date		May 2010
Launch price (MSRP)		$80
Price now		$239.95
Value for money (0-100)		4.07
Performance
Base frequency	3.2 GHz
L2 cache	4 MB	512 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	45 nm
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz	3 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	4
Unlocked
64 bit support
Die size		169 mm
L1 cache		128 KB (per core)
Transistor count		300 million
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FM2	AM3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	95 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Memory
Supported memory types		DDR3