AMD Athlon X4 740 vs Intel Core i3-2105

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon X4 740 and Intel Core i3-2105 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Peripherals, 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), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s).

AMD Athlon X4 740

Intel Core i3-2105

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X4 740

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 19% higher clock speed: 3.7 GHz vs 3.1 GHz
8x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 42% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2626 vs 1846

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz vs 3.1 GHz
L2 cache	4 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	2626 vs 1846

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-2105

Around 5% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1419 vs 1355
Around 25% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 563 vs 452
Around 2% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1241 vs 1215
Around 11% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.241 vs 0.217

Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1419 vs 1355
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	563 vs 452
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1241 vs 1215
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.241 vs 0.217

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon X4 740
CPU 2: Intel Core i3-2105

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1355

1419

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2626

1846

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

452

563

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1215

1241

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

CPU 1

CPU 2

0.217

0.241

Name	AMD Athlon X4 740	Intel Core i3-2105
PassMark - Single thread mark	1355	1419
PassMark - CPU mark	2626	1846
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	452	563
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1215	1241
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.217	0.241
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	3.815
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		1.961
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		35.598

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon X4 740	Intel Core i3-2105
Essentials
Family	AMD Athlon Processors
OPN PIB	AD740XOKHJBOX
OPN Tray	AD740XOKA44HJ
Place in performance rating	2614	2618
Series	AMD Athlon X4	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Architecture codename		Sandy Bridge
Launch date		May 2011
Launch price (MSRP)		$145
Price now		$79.99
Processor Number		i3-2105
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		13.64
Performance
Base frequency	3.2 GHz	3.10 GHz
L2 cache	4 MB	256 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	32 nm
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz	3.1 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of threads	4	4
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L3 cache		3072 KB (shared)
Maximum core temperature		69.1°C
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FM2	FCLGA1155
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
Max memory channels		2
Maximum memory bandwidth		21 GB/s
Maximum memory size		32 GB
Supported memory types		DDR3 1066/1333
Graphics
Device ID		0x112
Graphics base frequency		850 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.10 GHz
Graphics max frequency		1.1 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics		Intel® HD Graphics 3000
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported		2
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCI Express revision		2.0
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)