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).

 

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 2615 2613
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)