AMD Ryzen 3 1300X vs AMD Phenom II X3 740 BE

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 3 1300X and AMD Phenom II X3 740 BE processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 3 1300X

  • CPU is newer: launch date 7 year(s) 10 month(s) later
  • 1 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 3
  • Around 23% higher clock speed: 3.7 GHz vs 3 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 45 nm
  • Around 33% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 33% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt
  • 2.2x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2125 vs 982
  • 4.9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6966 vs 1424
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 27 July 2017 vs September 2009
Number of cores 4 vs 3
Maximum frequency 3.7 GHz vs 3 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 45 nm
L2 cache 2 MB vs 512 KB (per core)
L3 cache 8 MB vs 6144 KB (shared)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2125 vs 982
PassMark - CPU mark 6966 vs 1424

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X3 740 BE

  • 2.1x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1836 vs 892
  • Around 53% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 4510 vs 2943
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1836 vs 892
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 4510 vs 2943

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 3 1300X
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X3 740 BE

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2125
982
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
6966
1424
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
892
1836
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
2943
4510
Name AMD Ryzen 3 1300X AMD Phenom II X3 740 BE
PassMark - Single thread mark 2125 982
PassMark - CPU mark 6966 1424
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 892 1836
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2943 4510
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 3075

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Ryzen 3 1300X AMD Phenom II X3 740 BE

Essentials

Architecture codename Zen Heka
Family AMD Ryzen Processors
Launch date 27 July 2017 September 2009
Launch price (MSRP) $130
OPN PIB YD130XBBAEBOX
OPN Tray YD130XBBM4KAE
OS Support Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating 1637 1642
Price now $139.98
Series AMD Ryzen 3 Desktop Processors
Value for money (0-100) 15.71
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 3.5 GHz
Die size 192 mm 258 mm
L1 cache 384 KB 128 KB (per core)
L2 cache 2 MB 512 KB (per core)
L3 cache 8 MB 6144 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 45 nm
Maximum core temperature 95°C
Maximum frequency 3.7 GHz 3 GHz
Number of cores 4 3
Number of threads 4
Transistor count 4800 Million 758 million
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Memory

Max memory channels 2
Supported memory frequency 2667 MHz
Supported memory types DDR4 DDR3

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Sockets supported AM4 AM3
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt 95 Watt
Thermal Solution Wraith Stealth

Peripherals

PCI Express revision 3.0 x16

Advanced Technologies

AMD SenseMI
Enmotus FuzeDrive
Extended Frequency Range (XFR)
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
The "Zen" Core Architecture

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)