AMD Athlon X4 740 vs Intel Core i7-930

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon X4 740 and Intel Core i7-930 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), 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 i7-930

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X4 740

Around 21% higher clock speed: 3.7 GHz vs 3.06 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
2x lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 130 Watt
Around 7% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1355 vs 1271

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz vs 3.06 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 130 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1355 vs 1271

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-930

4 more threads: 8 vs 4
Around 13% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2963 vs 2626
Around 9% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 492 vs 452
Around 62% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1965 vs 1215
2.9x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 11.177 vs 3.815

Specifications (specs)
Number of threads	8 vs 4
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	2963 vs 2626
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	492 vs 452
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1965 vs 1215
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	11.177 vs 3.815

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon X4 740
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-930

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1355

1271

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2626

2963

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

452

492

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1215

1965

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

3.815

11.177

Name	AMD Athlon X4 740	Intel Core i7-930
PassMark - Single thread mark	1355	1271
PassMark - CPU mark	2626	2963
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	452	492
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1215	1965
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.217
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	3.815	11.177
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		12.91
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		61.833
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		1.989

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon X4 740	Intel Core i7-930
Essentials
Family	AMD Athlon Processors
OPN PIB	AD740XOKHJBOX
OPN Tray	AD740XOKA44HJ
Place in performance rating	2615	2608
Series	AMD Athlon X4	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Architecture codename		Bloomfield
Launch date		February 2010
Launch price (MSRP)		$80
Price now		$59.99
Processor Number		i7-930
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		25.26
Performance
Base frequency	3.2 GHz	2.80 GHz
L2 cache	4 MB	256 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	45 nm
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz	3.06 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	4	8
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		4.8 GT/s QPI
Die size		263 mm2
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L3 cache		8192 KB (shared)
Maximum core temperature		67.9°C
Number of QPI Links		1
Transistor count		731 million
VID voltage range		0.800V-1.375V
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FM2	FCLGA1366
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	130 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		42.5mm x 45.0mm
Memory
Max memory channels		3
Maximum memory bandwidth		25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size		24 GB
Supported memory types		DDR3 800/1066
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
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		36-bit
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)