AMD Athlon X4 740 vs Intel Core i7-870

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon X4 740 and Intel Core i7-870 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Memory, 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).

AMD Athlon X4 740

Intel Core i7-870

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X4 740

Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.7 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
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 3.60 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 45 nm
L2 cache	4 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 95 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-870

4 more threads: 8 vs 4
Around 2% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1385 vs 1355
Around 20% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3160 vs 2637
Around 21% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 547 vs 452
Around 67% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2032 vs 1215
Around 58% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.342 vs 0.217
Around 21% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 4.602 vs 3.815

Specifications (specs)
Number of threads	8 vs 4
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1385 vs 1355
PassMark - CPU mark	3160 vs 2637
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	547 vs 452
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2032 vs 1215
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.342 vs 0.217
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	4.602 vs 3.815

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon X4 740
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-870

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1355

1385

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2637

3160

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

452

547

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1215

2032

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

CPU 1

CPU 2

0.217

0.342

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

3.815

4.602

Name	AMD Athlon X4 740	Intel Core i7-870
PassMark - Single thread mark	1355	1385
PassMark - CPU mark	2637	3160
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	452	547
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1215	2032
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.217	0.342
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	3.815	4.602
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		2453
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		1.029
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		53.478
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		1.541

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon X4 740	Intel Core i7-870
Essentials
Family	AMD Athlon Processors
OPN PIB	AD740XOKHJBOX
OPN Tray	AD740XOKA44HJ
Place in performance rating	2642	2680
Series	AMD Athlon X4	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Architecture codename		Lynnfield
Launch date		September 2009
Launch price (MSRP)		$197
Price now		$98.99
Processor Number		i7-870
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		15.90
Performance
Base frequency	3.2 GHz	2.93 GHz
L2 cache	4 MB	256 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	45 nm
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz	3.60 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	4	8
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		2.5 GT/s DMI
Die size		296 mm2
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L3 cache		8192 KB (shared)
Maximum core temperature		72.7°C
Transistor count		774 million
VID voltage range		0.6500V-1.4000V
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FM2	LGA1156
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		16 GB
Supported memory types		DDR3 1066/1333
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCI Express revision		2.0
PCIe configurations		1x16, 2x8
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		36-bit
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)