AMD Athlon X4 740 vs AMD Athlon X2 4050e

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon X4 740 and AMD Athlon X2 4050e processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility. 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), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s).

AMD Athlon X4 740

AMD Athlon X2 4050e

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X4 740

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 76% higher clock speed: 3.7 GHz vs 2.1 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 65 nm
8x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 80% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1355 vs 751
3.9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2626 vs 674

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz vs 2.1 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 65 nm
L2 cache	4 MB vs 512 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1355 vs 751
PassMark - CPU mark	2626 vs 674

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X2 4050e

Around 44% lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 65 Watt
2.2x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 996 vs 452
Around 37% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1667 vs 1215

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	996 vs 452
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1667 vs 1215

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon X4 740
CPU 2: AMD Athlon X2 4050e

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1355

751

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2626

674

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

452

996

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1215

1667

Name	AMD Athlon X4 740	AMD Athlon X2 4050e
PassMark - Single thread mark	1355	751
PassMark - CPU mark	2626	674
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	452	996
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1215	1667
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.217
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	3.815
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		0.84

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon X4 740	AMD Athlon X2 4050e
Essentials
Family	AMD Athlon Processors
OPN PIB	AD740XOKHJBOX
OPN Tray	AD740XOKA44HJ
Place in performance rating	2614	2625
Series	AMD Athlon X4
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Architecture codename		Brisbane
Launch date		April 2008
Performance
Base frequency	3.2 GHz
L2 cache	4 MB	512 KB
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	65 nm
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz	2.1 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of threads	4
Unlocked
64 bit support
Die size		126 mm
L1 cache		256 KB
Transistor count		154 million
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FM2	AM2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	45 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1