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).
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 |
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Geekbench 4 - Single Core |
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Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core |
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Name | AMD Athlon X4 740 | AMD Phenom II X3 720 |
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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 | |
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Essentials |
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Family | AMD Athlon Processors | |
OPN PIB | AD740XOKHJBOX | |
OPN Tray | AD740XOKA44HJ | |
Place in performance rating | 2615 | 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 |
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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 | |
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64 bit support | ||
Die size | 258 mm | |
L1 cache | 128 KB (per core) | |
L3 cache | 6144 KB (shared) | |
Transistor count | 758 million | |
Compatibility |
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Sockets supported | FM2 | AM3 |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 65 Watt | 95 Watt |
Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | |
Memory |
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Supported memory types | DDR3 |