AMD Athlon X4 740 vs AMD Phenom II X3 720

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon X4 740 and AMD Phenom II X3 720 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 Phenom II X3 720

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X4 740

1 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 3
Around 32% higher clock speed: 3.7 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
2.7x 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 23% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1355 vs 1105
Around 67% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2626 vs 1575
Around 21% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 452 vs 374
Around 26% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1215 vs 968

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 3
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz vs 2.8 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 1105
PassMark - CPU mark	2626 vs 1575
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	452 vs 374
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1215 vs 968

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon X4 740
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X3 720

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1355

1105

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2626

1575

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

452

374

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1215

968

Name	AMD Athlon X4 740	AMD Phenom II X3 720
PassMark - Single thread mark	1355	1105
PassMark - CPU mark	2626	1575
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	452	374
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1215	968
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 Phenom II X3 720
Essentials
Family	AMD Athlon Processors
OPN PIB	AD740XOKHJBOX
OPN Tray	AD740XOKA44HJ
Place in performance rating	2614	2587
Series	AMD Athlon X4
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Architecture codename		Heka
Launch date		January 2010
Launch price (MSRP)		$75
Price now		$69.99
Value for money (0-100)		11.28
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	2.8 GHz
Number of cores	4	3
Number of threads	4
Unlocked
64 bit support
Die size		258 mm
L1 cache		128 KB (per core)
L3 cache		6144 KB (shared)
Transistor count		758 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