AMD Ryzen 7 3700C vs AMD Athlon II X4 740

Last updated: 2024-04-12

CPU comparison with benchmarks


AMD Ryzen 7 3700C		AMD Athlon II X4 740
CPU comparison AMD Ryzen 7 3700C or AMD Athlon II X4 740 - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results. The AMD Ryzen 7 3700C has 4 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.00 GHz. Up to 64 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 7 3700C was released in Q3/2020. The AMD Athlon II X4 740 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.70 GHz. The CPU supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Athlon II X4 740 was released in Q4/2012.

AMD Ryzen 7 (69)	Family	AMD Athlon II (52)
AMD Ryzen 3000C (3)	CPU group	AMD Athlon II X4 (Trinity) (2)
3	Generation	3
Picasso (Zen+)	Architecture	Trinity
Mobile	Segment	Desktop / Server
--	Predecessor	AMD Athlon II X4 640
AMD Ryzen 7 5825C	Successor	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The AMD Ryzen 7 3700C is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.30 GHz (4.00 GHz). The AMD Athlon II X4 740 has 4 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 3.20 GHz (3.70 GHz).
AMD Ryzen 7 3700C	Characteristic	AMD Athlon II X4 740
4	Cores	4
8	Threads	4
normal	Core architecture	normal
Yes	Hyperthreading	No
No	Overclocking ?	No
2.30 GHz	Frequency	3.20 GHz
4.00 GHz	Turbo Frequency (1 Core)	3.70 GHz
2.70 GHz	Turbo Frequency (All Cores)	3.70 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 Ryzen 7 3700C	Characteristic	AMD Athlon II X4 740
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--

Internal Graphics The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.
AMD Radeon RX Vega 10 (Raven Ridge)	GPU	no iGPU
1.40 GHz	GPU frequency	--
--	GPU (Turbo)	--
8	GPU Generation	--
14 nm	Technology
3	Max. displays
10	Compute units	--
640	Shader	--
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
2 GB	Max. GPU Memory	--
12	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.
AMD Radeon RX Vega 10 (Raven Ridge)	GPU	no iGPU
Decode / Encode	Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	No
Decode / Encode	Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	No
Decode / Encode	Codec h264	No
Decode / Encode	Codec VP9	No
Decode / Encode	Codec VP8	No
No	Codec AV1	No
Decode / Encode	Codec AVC	No
Decode	Codec VC-1	No
Decode / Encode	Codec JPEG	No

Memory & PCIe The AMD Ryzen 7 3700C supports a maximum of 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Athlon II X4 740 can connect up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.
AMD Ryzen 7 3700C	Characteristic	AMD Athlon II X4 740
DDR4-2666	Memory	DDR3-1866
64 GB	Max. Memory	16 GB
2 (Dual Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
42.7 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	29.9 GB/s
Yes	ECC	No
2.00 MB	L2 Cache	4.00 MB
4.00 MB	L3 Cache	--
3.0	PCIe version	--
20	PCIe lanes	--
19.7 GB/s	PCIe Bandwidth	--
Thermal Management The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The AMD Ryzen 7 3700C has a TDP of 15 W, that of the AMD Athlon II X4 740 is 65 W.
AMD Ryzen 7 3700C	Characteristic	AMD Athlon II X4 740
15 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	65 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
25 W	TDP up	--
12 W	TDP down	--
105 °C	Tjunction max.	--
Technical details The AMD Ryzen 7 3700C has a 6.00 MB cache, while the AMD Athlon II X4 740 cache has a total of 4.00 MB.
AMD Ryzen 7 3700C	Characteristic	AMD Athlon II X4 740
12 nm	Technology	32 nm
Chiplet	Chip design	Unknown
x86-64 (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3	ISA extensions	MMX, 3DNow!, SSE3, SSE4a
FP5	Socket	FM2
AMD-V, SVM	Virtualization	AMD-V
Yes	AES-NI	No
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux	Operating systems	Windows 10, Linux
Q3/2020	Release date	Q4/2012
--	Release price	60 $

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 7 3700C (100%)

AMD Athlon II X4 740 (60%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 7 3700C (100%)

AMD Athlon II X4 740 (45%)

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 Ryzen 7 3700C 4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz	762 (100%)
	AMD Athlon II X4 740 4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz	461 (60%)

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 Ryzen 7 3700C 4C 8T @ 2.70 GHz	2684 (100%)
	AMD Athlon II X4 740 4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz	1391 (52%)

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 Ryzen 7 3700C 4C 8T @ 2.70 GHz	7314 (100%)
	AMD Athlon II X4 740 4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz	2705 (37%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 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 Ryzen 7 3700C 4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz	1194 (100%)
	AMD Athlon II X4 740 4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz	0 (0%)

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 Ryzen 7 3700C 4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz	1020 (100%)
	AMD Athlon II X4 740 4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz	0 (0%)

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 Ryzen 7 3700C 4C 8T @ 2.70 GHz	3115 (100%)
	AMD Athlon II X4 740 4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz	0 (0%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 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 Ryzen 7 3700C 4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz	451 (100%)
	AMD Athlon II X4 740 4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz	0 (0%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.


	AMD Ryzen 7 3700C AMD Radeon RX Vega 10 (Raven Ridge) @ 1.40 GHz	1792 (100%)
	AMD Athlon II X4 740 @ 0.00 GHz	0 (0%)

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 Ryzen 7 3700C 4C 8T @ 2.30 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Athlon II X4 740 4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz	651 (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 Ryzen 7 3700C 4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Athlon II X4 740 4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz	80 (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 Ryzen 7 3700C 4C 8T @ 2.70 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Athlon II X4 740 4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz	288 (100%)

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