AMD Athlon X4 740 vs Intel Core 2 Duo E8300

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon X4 740 and Intel Core 2 Duo E8300 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 Core 2 Duo E8300

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X4 740

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 31% higher clock speed: 3.7 GHz vs 2.83 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
Around 25% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1355 vs 1084
2.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2637 vs 1019
Around 22% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 452 vs 371
Around 93% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1215 vs 628

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz vs 2.83 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 45 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1355 vs 1084
PassMark - CPU mark	2637 vs 1019
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	452 vs 371
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1215 vs 628

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Duo E8300

Around 50% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

L2 cache	6144 KB vs 4 MB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon X4 740
CPU 2: Intel Core 2 Duo E8300

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1355

1084

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2637

1019

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

452

371

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1215

628

Name	AMD Athlon X4 740	Intel Core 2 Duo E8300
PassMark - Single thread mark	1355	1084
PassMark - CPU mark	2637	1019
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	452	371
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1215	628
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 Core 2 Duo E8300
Essentials
Family	AMD Athlon Processors
OPN PIB	AD740XOKHJBOX
OPN Tray	AD740XOKA44HJ
Place in performance rating	2642	2651
Series	AMD Athlon X4	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Architecture codename		Wolfdale
Launch date		April 2008
Price now		$19.99
Processor Number		E8300
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		29.35
Performance
Base frequency	3.2 GHz	2.83 GHz
L2 cache	4 MB	6144 KB
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	45 nm
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz	2.83 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of threads	4
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		1333 MHz FSB
Die size		107 mm2
L1 cache		128 KB
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		72 °C
Maximum core temperature		72.4°C
Transistor count		410 million
VID voltage range		0.8500V-1.3625V
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FM2	LGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	65 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)