AMD Athlon X4 750K vs AMD Athlon 64 FX-74

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon X4 750K and AMD Athlon 64 FX-74 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Memory. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X4 750K

  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
  • Around 33% higher clock speed: 4 GHz vs 3 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 90 nm
  • 4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 25% lower typical power consumption: 100 Watt vs 125 Watt
  • 2.4x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1465 vs 617
  • 2.9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2861 vs 972
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 4 vs 2
Maximum frequency 4 GHz vs 3 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm vs 90 nm
L2 cache 4 MB vs 1024 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 100 Watt vs 125 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1465 vs 617
PassMark - CPU mark 2861 vs 972

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon X4 750K
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 FX-74

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1465
617
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2861
972
Name AMD Athlon X4 750K AMD Athlon 64 FX-74
PassMark - Single thread mark 1465 617
PassMark - CPU mark 2861 972
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 492
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1301
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 4.272
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 12.842
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.223
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 0.584
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 3.192

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Athlon X4 750K AMD Athlon 64 FX-74

Essentials

Family AMD Athlon Processors
OPN PIB AD750KWOHJBOX
OPN Tray AD750KWOA44HJ
Place in performance rating 2810 2806
Series AMD Athlon X4
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Architecture codename Windsor
Launch date November 2006
Launch price (MSRP) $500
Price now $499.50
Value for money (0-100) 0.88

Performance

Base frequency 3.4 GHz
L2 cache 4 MB 1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm 90 nm
Maximum frequency 4 GHz 3 GHz
Number of cores 4 2
Number of threads 4
Unlocked
64 bit support
Die size 235 mm
L1 cache 128 KB
Transistor count 227 million

Compatibility

Sockets supported FM2 F
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 100 Watt 125 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1

Memory

Supported memory types DDR1