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).

 

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 2615 2626
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