AMD Athlon X4 740 vs AMD Phenom II X4 920

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon X4 740 and AMD Phenom II X4 920 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), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s).

AMD Athlon X4 740

AMD Phenom II X4 920

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X4 740

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
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 92% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 125 Watt
Around 20% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1355 vs 1133
Around 21% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2637 vs 2181
Around 28% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.217 vs 0.17
Around 9% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 3.815 vs 3.506

Specifications (specs)
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 125 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1355 vs 1133
PassMark - CPU mark	2637 vs 2181
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.217 vs 0.17
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	3.815 vs 3.506

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X4 920

3.7x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1674 vs 452
3.9x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 4682 vs 1215

Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1674 vs 452
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	4682 vs 1215

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon X4 740
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X4 920

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1355

1133

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2637

2181

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

452

1674

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1215

4682

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

0.217

0.17

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

3.815

3.506

Name	AMD Athlon X4 740	AMD Phenom II X4 920
PassMark - Single thread mark	1355	1133
PassMark - CPU mark	2637	2181
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	452	1674
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1215	4682
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.217	0.17
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	3.815	3.506
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		3.558
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		7.624
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		0.322

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon X4 740	AMD Phenom II X4 920
Essentials
Family	AMD Athlon Processors
OPN PIB	AD740XOKHJBOX
OPN Tray	AD740XOKA44HJ
Place in performance rating	2642	2528
Series	AMD Athlon X4
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Architecture codename		Deneb
Launch date		January 2009
Launch price (MSRP)		$90
Price now		$66.99
Value for money (0-100)		14.95
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	4
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	125 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Memory
Supported memory types		DDR3