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).

AMD Athlon X4 750K

AMD Athlon 64 FX-74

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: 1467 vs 617
3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2883 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	1467 vs 617
PassMark - CPU mark	2883 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

1467

617

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2883

972

Name	AMD Athlon X4 750K	AMD Athlon 64 FX-74
PassMark - Single thread mark	1467	617
PassMark - CPU mark	2883	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	2821	2817
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