AMD Athlon X4 740 vs Intel Core i5-2400

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon X4 740 and Intel Core i5-2400 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), 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X4 740

  • Around 9% higher clock speed: 3.7 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
  • 4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Maximum frequency 3.7 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
L2 cache 4 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt vs 95 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-2400

  • Around 17% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1579 vs 1355
  • Around 47% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3866 vs 2626
  • Around 47% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 665 vs 452
  • Around 77% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2147 vs 1215
  • Around 68% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.364 vs 0.217
  • Around 8% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 4.139 vs 3.815
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1579 vs 1355
PassMark - CPU mark 3866 vs 2626
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 665 vs 452
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2147 vs 1215
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.364 vs 0.217
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 4.139 vs 3.815

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon X4 740
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-2400

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1355
1579
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2626
3866
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
452
665
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
1215
2147
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
0.217
0.364
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
3.815
4.139
Name AMD Athlon X4 740 Intel Core i5-2400
PassMark - Single thread mark 1355 1579
PassMark - CPU mark 2626 3866
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 452 665
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1215 2147
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.217 0.364
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 3.815 4.139
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 2247
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 2.995
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 9.378
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 1.721

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Athlon X4 740 Intel Core i5-2400

Essentials

Family AMD Athlon Processors
OPN PIB AD740XOKHJBOX
OPN Tray AD740XOKA44HJ
Place in performance rating 2614 2619
Series AMD Athlon X4 Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Architecture codename Sandy Bridge
Launch date January 2011
Launch price (MSRP) $60
Price now $83.99
Processor Number i5-2400
Status Launched
Value for money (0-100) 20.89

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 3.40 GHz
Number of cores 4 4
Number of threads 4 4
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed 5 GT/s DMI
Die size 216 mm
L1 cache 64 KB (per core)
L3 cache 6144 KB (shared)
Maximum core temperature 72.6°C
Transistor count 1160 million

Compatibility

Sockets supported FM2 LGA1155
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt 95 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 0x102
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 2000

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® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
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)