AMD Athlon II X4 740 | AMD EPYC 9124 | |
CPU comparisonIn this CPU comparison, we compare the AMD Athlon II X4 740 and the AMD EPYC 9124 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 9124 which has 16 CPU cores and was introduced in Q4/2022. |
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AMD Athlon II (52) | Family | AMD EPYC (129) |
AMD Athlon II X4 (Trinity) (2) | CPU group | AMD EPYC 9004 (21) |
3 | Generation | 4 |
Trinity | Architecture | Genoa / Genoa-X (Zen 4) |
Desktop / Server | Segment | Desktop / Server |
AMD Athlon II X4 640 | Predecessor | -- |
-- | Successor | -- |
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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 9124 clocks with 3.00 GHz (3.70 GHz), has 16 CPU cores and can calculate 32 threads in parallel. |
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AMD Athlon II X4 740 | Characteristic | AMD EPYC 9124 |
4 | Cores | 16 |
4 | Threads | 32 |
normal | Core architecture | normal |
No | Hyperthreading | Yes |
No | Overclocking ? | No |
3.20 GHz | Frequency | 3.00 GHz |
3.70 GHz | Turbo Frequency (1 Core) | 3.70 GHz |
3.70 GHz | Turbo Frequency (All Cores) | 3.60 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 9124 supports a maximum of 6144 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 460.8 GB/s enabled. |
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AMD Athlon II X4 740 | Characteristic | AMD EPYC 9124 |
DDR3-1866 | Memory | DDR5-4800 |
16 GB | Max. Memory | 6144 GB |
2 (Dual Channel) | Memory channels | 12 |
29.9 GB/s | Max. Bandwidth | 460.8 GB/s |
No | ECC | Yes |
4.00 MB | L2 Cache | 16.00 MB |
-- | L3 Cache | 64.00 MB |
-- | PCIe version | 5.0 |
-- | PCIe lanes | 128 |
-- | PCIe Bandwidth | 504.1 GB/s |
Thermal ManagementThe AMD Athlon II X4 740 has a TDP of 65 W. The TDP of the AMD EPYC 9124 is 200 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 9124 |
65 W | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | 200 W |
-- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
-- | TDP up | 240 W |
-- | TDP down | -- |
-- | Tjunction max. | 100 °C |
Technical detailsThe AMD Athlon II X4 740 has 4.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 32 nm. The cache of AMD EPYC 9124 is at 80.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 5 nm. |
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AMD Athlon II X4 740 | Characteristic | AMD EPYC 9124 |
32 nm | Technology | 5 nm |
Unknown | Chip design | Chiplet |
x86-64 (64 bit) | Instruction set (ISA) | x86-64 (64 bit) |
MMX, 3DNow!, SSE3, SSE4a | ISA extensions | SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512, BFLOAT16, VNNI |
FM2 | Socket | SP5 |
AMD-V | Virtualization | AMD-V, SVM |
No | AES-NI | Yes |
Windows 10, Linux | Operating systems | Windows Server 2022, Linux, Windows 11 |
Q4/2012 | Release date | Q4/2022 |
60 $ | Release price | 1083 $ |
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AMD Athlon II X4 740
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz |
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AMD EPYC 9124
16C 32T @ 3.70 GHz |
AMD Athlon II X4 740
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz |
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AMD EPYC 9124
16C 32T @ 3.60 GHz |
AMD Athlon II X4 740
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz |
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AMD EPYC 9124
16C 32T @ 3.60 GHz |
AMD Athlon II X4 740
4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz |
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AMD EPYC 9124
16C 32T @ 3.00 GHz |
AMD Athlon II X4 740
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz |
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AMD EPYC 9124
16C 32T @ 3.70 GHz |
AMD Athlon II X4 740
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz |
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AMD EPYC 9124
16C 32T @ 3.60 GHz |
Devices using this processor |
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AMD Athlon II X4 740 | AMD EPYC 9124 |
Unknown | Unknown |