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
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 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

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