AMD Athlon X4 740 vs Intel Celeron 430

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon X4 740 and Intel Celeron 430 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Memory, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. 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

Intel Celeron 430

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X4 740

3 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 1
Around 106% higher clock speed: 3.7 GHz vs 1.8 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
2.2x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1355 vs 619
9.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2626 vs 289
Around 40% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1215 vs 868

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 1
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz vs 1.8 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 65 nm
L2 cache	4 MB vs 512 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1355 vs 619
PassMark - CPU mark	2626 vs 289
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1215 vs 868

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron 430

Around 86% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 65 Watt
2x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 907 vs 452

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	907 vs 452

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon X4 740
CPU 2: Intel Celeron 430

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1355

619

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2626

289

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

452

907

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1215

868

Name	AMD Athlon X4 740	Intel Celeron 430
PassMark - Single thread mark	1355	619
PassMark - CPU mark	2626	289
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	452	907
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1215	868
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	Intel Celeron 430
Essentials
Family	AMD Athlon Processors
OPN PIB	AD740XOKHJBOX
OPN Tray	AD740XOKA44HJ
Place in performance rating	2614	2612
Series	AMD Athlon X4	Legacy Intel® Celeron® Processor
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Architecture codename		Conroe
Launch date		June 2007
Launch price (MSRP)		$50
Price now		$16.52
Processor Number		430
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		8.72
Performance
Base frequency	3.2 GHz	1.80 GHz
L2 cache	4 MB	512 KB
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	65 nm
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz	1.8 GHz
Number of cores	4	1
Number of threads	4
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		800 MHz FSB
Die size		77 mm2
L1 cache		64 KB
Maximum core temperature		60.4°C
Transistor count		105 million
VID voltage range		1.0000V-1.3375V
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FM2	LGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	35 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Memory
Supported memory types		DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
FSB parity
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)