AMD Athlon X4 740 vs Intel Pentium E5500

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon X4 740 and Intel Pentium E5500 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).

AMD Athlon X4 740

Intel Pentium E5500

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X4 740

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 32% higher clock speed: 3.7 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 20% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1358 vs 1134
2.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2638 vs 1040
Around 38% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 452 vs 328
2.1x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1215 vs 567

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 45 nm
L2 cache	4 MB vs 2048 KB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1358 vs 1134
PassMark - CPU mark	2638 vs 1040
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	452 vs 328
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1215 vs 567

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon X4 740
CPU 2: Intel Pentium E5500

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1358

1134

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2638

1040

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

452

328

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1215

567

Name	AMD Athlon X4 740	Intel Pentium E5500
PassMark - Single thread mark	1358	1134
PassMark - CPU mark	2638	1040
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	452	328
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1215	567
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 E5500
Essentials
Family	AMD Athlon Processors
OPN PIB	AD740XOKHJBOX
OPN Tray	AD740XOKA44HJ
Place in performance rating	2617	2637
Series	AMD Athlon X4	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Architecture codename		Wolfdale
Launch date		April 2010
Launch price (MSRP)		$109
Price now		$19.99
Processor Number		E5500
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		24.15
Performance
Base frequency	3.2 GHz	2.80 GHz
L2 cache	4 MB	2048 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	45 nm
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz	2.8 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of threads	4
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		800 MHz FSB
Die size		82 mm2
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
Maximum core temperature		74.1°C
Transistor count		228 million
VID voltage range		0.8500V-1.3625V
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FM2	LGA775
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
Supported memory types		DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)