AMD Athlon II X4 740 | AMD EPYC 7501 | |
CPU comparisonIn this CPU comparison, we compare the AMD Athlon II X4 740 and the AMD EPYC 7501 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.
We compare the AMD Athlon II X4 740 4 core processor released in Q4/2012 with the AMD EPYC 7501 which has 32 CPU cores and was introduced in Q3/2017. |
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AMD Athlon II (52) | Family | AMD EPYC (111) |
AMD Athlon II X4 (Trinity) (2) | CPU group | AMD EPYC 7001 (12) |
3 | Generation | 1 |
Trinity | Architecture | Naples (Zen) |
Desktop / Server | Segment | Desktop / Server |
AMD Athlon II X4 640 | Predecessor | -- |
-- | Successor | AMD EPYC 7502 |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe AMD Athlon II X4 740 is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.20 GHz (3.70 GHz). The processor can compute 4 threads at the same time. The AMD EPYC 7501 clocks with 2.00 GHz (3.00 GHz), has 32 CPU cores and can calculate 64 threads in parallel. |
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AMD Athlon II X4 740 | Characteristic | AMD EPYC 7501 |
4 | Cores | 32 |
4 | Threads | 64 |
normal | Core architecture | normal |
No | Hyperthreading | Yes |
No | Overclocking ? | No |
3.20 GHz | Frequency | 2.00 GHz |
3.70 GHz | Turbo Frequency (1 Core) | 3.00 GHz |
3.70 GHz | Turbo Frequency (All Cores) | 2.60 GHz |
Memory & PCIeUp to 16 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the AMD Athlon II X4 740, while the AMD EPYC 7501 supports a maximum of GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 170.6 GB/s enabled. |
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AMD Athlon II X4 740 | Characteristic | AMD EPYC 7501 |
DDR3-1866 | Memory | DDR4-2400, DDR4-2666 |
16 GB | Max. Memory | |
2 (Dual Channel) | Memory channels | 8 (Octa Channel) |
-- | Max. Bandwidth | 170.6 GB/s |
No | ECC | Yes |
4.00 MB | L2 Cache | -- |
-- | L3 Cache | 64.00 MB |
-- | PCIe version | 3.0 |
-- | PCIe lanes | 128 |
-- | PCIe Bandwidth | 126.1 GB/s |
Thermal ManagementThe AMD Athlon II X4 740 has a TDP of 65 W. The TDP of the AMD EPYC 7501 is 180 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution. |
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AMD Athlon II X4 740 | Characteristic | AMD EPYC 7501 |
65 W | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | 180 W |
-- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
-- | TDP up | -- |
-- | TDP down | -- |
-- | Tjunction max. | -- |
Technical detailsThe AMD Athlon II X4 740 has 4.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 32 nm. The cache of AMD EPYC 7501 is at 64.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 14 nm. |
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AMD Athlon II X4 740 | Characteristic | AMD EPYC 7501 |
32 nm | Technology | 14 nm |
Unknown | Chip design | Chiplet |
x86-64 (64 bit) | Instruction set (ISA) | x86-64 (64 bit) |
MMX, 3DNow!, SSE3, SSE4a | ISA extensions | SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 |
FM2 | Socket | SP3 |
AMD-V | Virtualization | AMD-V, SVM |
No | AES-NI | Yes |
Windows 10, Linux | Operating systems | Windows 10, Linux |
Q4/2012 | Release date | Q3/2017 |
60 $ | Release price | 2750 $ |
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AMD Athlon II X4 740
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz |
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AMD EPYC 7501
32C 64T @ 3.00 GHz |
AMD Athlon II X4 740
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz |
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AMD EPYC 7501
32C 64T @ 2.60 GHz |
AMD Athlon II X4 740
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz |
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AMD EPYC 7501
32C 64T @ 3.00 GHz |
AMD Athlon II X4 740
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz |
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AMD EPYC 7501
32C 64T @ 2.60 GHz |
AMD Athlon II X4 740
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz |
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AMD EPYC 7501
32C 64T @ 2.60 GHz |
AMD Athlon II X4 740
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz |
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AMD EPYC 7501
32C 64T @ 3.00 GHz |
AMD Athlon II X4 740
4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz |
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AMD EPYC 7501
32C 64T @ 2.00 GHz |
Devices using this processor |
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AMD Athlon II X4 740 | AMD EPYC 7501 |
Unknown | Unknown |