AMD Athlon X4 740 vs Intel Pentium G645

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon X4 740 and Intel Pentium G645 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).

AMD Athlon X4 740

Intel Pentium G645

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X4 740

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
2 more threads: 4 vs 2
Around 28% higher clock speed: 3.7 GHz vs 2.9 GHz
8x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 1% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1355 vs 1340
Around 84% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2626 vs 1429
Around 38% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1215 vs 878
2.1x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 3.815 vs 1.806

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Number of threads	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz vs 2.9 GHz
L2 cache	4 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1355 vs 1340
PassMark - CPU mark	2626 vs 1429
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1215 vs 878
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	3.815 vs 1.806

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G645

Around 8% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 489 vs 452

Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	489 vs 452

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon X4 740
CPU 2: Intel Pentium G645

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1355

1340

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2626

1429

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

452

489

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1215

878

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

3.815

1.806

Name	AMD Athlon X4 740	Intel Pentium G645
PassMark - Single thread mark	1355	1340
PassMark - CPU mark	2626	1429
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	452	489
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1215	878
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.217
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	3.815	1.806

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon X4 740	Intel Pentium G645
Essentials
Family	AMD Athlon Processors
OPN PIB	AD740XOKHJBOX
OPN Tray	AD740XOKA44HJ
Place in performance rating	2614	2595
Series	AMD Athlon X4	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Architecture codename		Sandy Bridge
Launch date		September 2012
Launch price (MSRP)		$80
Price now		$95
Processor Number		G645
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		8.01
Performance
Base frequency	3.2 GHz	2.90 GHz
L2 cache	4 MB	256 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	32 nm
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz	2.9 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of threads	4	2
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI
Die size		131 mm
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L3 cache		3072 KB (shared)
Maximum core temperature		69.1°C
Transistor count		504 million
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FM2	FCLGA1155
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
Max memory channels		2
Maximum memory bandwidth		17 GB/s
Maximum memory size		32 GB
Supported memory types		DDR3 1066
Graphics
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
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported		2
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Peripherals
PCI Express revision		2.0
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
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 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
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)