AMD Athlon II X4 740 vs Intel Xeon W-2145

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AMD Athlon II X4 740 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Xeon W-2145
AMD Athlon II X4 740 Intel Xeon W-2145

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the AMD Athlon II X4 740 and the Intel Xeon W-2145 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 Intel Xeon W-2145 which has 8 CPU cores and was introduced in Q3/2017.
AMD Athlon II (52) Family Intel Xeon W (83)
AMD Athlon II X4 (Trinity) (2) CPU group Intel Xeon W-2100/3100 (15)
3 Generation 6
Trinity Architecture Skylake W
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
AMD Athlon II X4 640 Predecessor --
-- Successor Intel Xeon W-2245

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The 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 Intel Xeon W-2145 clocks with 3.70 GHz (4.50 GHz), has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 16 threads in parallel.

AMD Athlon II X4 740 Characteristic Intel Xeon W-2145
4 Cores 8
4 Threads 16
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
3.20 GHz Frequency 3.70 GHz
3.70 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 4.50 GHz
3.70 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 4.20 GHz

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

AMD Athlon II X4 740 Characteristic Intel Xeon W-2145
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.

no iGPU GPU no iGPU
GPU frequency --
-- GPU (Turbo) --
-- GPU Generation --
Technology
Max. displays
-- Compute units --
-- Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory --
-- DirectX Version --

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

no iGPU GPU no iGPU
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
No Codec h264 No
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC No
No Codec VC-1 No
No Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

Up to 16 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the AMD Athlon II X4 740, while the Intel Xeon W-2145 supports a maximum of 512 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 85.4 GB/s enabled.

AMD Athlon II X4 740 Characteristic Intel Xeon W-2145
DDR3-1866 Memory DDR4-2666
16 GB Max. Memory 512 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 4 (Quad Channel)
29.9 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 85.4 GB/s
No ECC Yes
4.00 MB L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache 11.00 MB
-- PCIe version 3.0
-- PCIe lanes 48
-- PCIe Bandwidth 47.3 GB/s

Thermal Management

The AMD Athlon II X4 740 has a TDP of 65 W. The TDP of the Intel Xeon W-2145 is 140 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

AMD Athlon II X4 740 Characteristic Intel Xeon W-2145
65 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 140 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The AMD Athlon II X4 740 has 4.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 32 nm. The cache of Intel Xeon W-2145 is at 11.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 14 nm.

AMD Athlon II X4 740 Characteristic Intel Xeon W-2145
32 nm Technology 14 nm
Unknown Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
MMX, 3DNow!, SSE3, SSE4a ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
FM2 Socket LGA 2066
AMD-V Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q4/2012 Release date Q3/2017
60 $ Release price 1113 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
AMD Athlon II X4 740 (39%)
Intel Xeon W-2145 (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
AMD Athlon II X4 740 (15%)
Intel Xeon W-2145 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD Athlon II X4 740 AMD Athlon II X4 740
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
461 (37%)
Intel Xeon W-2145 Intel Xeon W-2145
8C 16T @ 4.50 GHz
1258 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD Athlon II X4 740 AMD Athlon II X4 740
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
1391 (15%)
Intel Xeon W-2145 Intel Xeon W-2145
8C 16T @ 4.20 GHz
9524 (100%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
AMD Athlon II X4 740 AMD Athlon II X4 740
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
2705 (15%)
Intel Xeon W-2145 Intel Xeon W-2145
8C 16T @ 4.20 GHz
18183 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD Athlon II X4 740 AMD Athlon II X4 740
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
80 (41%)
Intel Xeon W-2145 Intel Xeon W-2145
8C 16T @ 4.50 GHz
193 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD Athlon II X4 740 AMD Athlon II X4 740
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
288 (16%)
Intel Xeon W-2145 Intel Xeon W-2145
8C 16T @ 4.20 GHz
1852 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
AMD Athlon II X4 740 AMD Athlon II X4 740
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon W-2145 Intel Xeon W-2145
8C 16T @ 4.50 GHz
1487 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
AMD Athlon II X4 740 AMD Athlon II X4 740
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon W-2145 Intel Xeon W-2145
8C 16T @ 4.20 GHz
8564 (100%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
AMD Athlon II X4 740 AMD Athlon II X4 740
4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
651 (100%)
Intel Xeon W-2145 Intel Xeon W-2145
8C 16T @ 3.70 GHz
0 (0%)

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