AMD Athlon X4 740 vs Intel Pentium D 960

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon X4 740 and Intel Pentium D 960 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X4 740

  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
  • Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.7 GHz vs 3.6 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 65 nm
  • 2x lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 130 Watt
  • Around 73% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1355 vs 782
  • 3.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2626 vs 807
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 4 vs 2
Maximum frequency 3.7 GHz vs 3.6 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm vs 65 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt vs 130 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1355 vs 782
PassMark - CPU mark 2626 vs 807

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon X4 740
CPU 2: Intel Pentium D 960

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1355
782
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2626
807
Name AMD Athlon X4 740 Intel Pentium D 960
PassMark - Single thread mark 1355 782
PassMark - CPU mark 2626 807
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 452
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1215
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 Pentium D 960

Essentials

Family AMD Athlon Processors
OPN PIB AD740XOKHJBOX
OPN Tray AD740XOKA44HJ
Place in performance rating 2614 2591
Series AMD Athlon X4 Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Architecture codename Presler
Launch date May 2006
Processor Number 960
Status Discontinued

Performance

Base frequency 3.2 GHz 3.60 GHz
L2 cache 4 MB 4096 KB
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm 65 nm
Maximum frequency 3.7 GHz 3.6 GHz
Number of cores 4 2
Number of threads 4
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed 800 MHz FSB
Die size 162 mm2
L1 cache 28 KB
Maximum core temperature C1=68.6°C, D0=63.4°C
Transistor count 376 million
VID voltage range 1.200V-1.3375V

Compatibility

Sockets supported FM2 PLGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt 130 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2
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
Physical Address Extensions (PAE) 32-bit
Thermal Monitoring

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)