Intel Pentium E5400 | AMD Athlon II X4 740 | |
CPU comparisonIn this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Pentium E5400 and the AMD Athlon II X4 740 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.
We compare the Intel Pentium E5400 2 core processor released in Q1/2009 with the AMD Athlon II X4 740 which has 4 CPU cores and was introduced in Q4/2012. |
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Intel Pentium (150) | Family | AMD Athlon II (52) |
Intel Pentium E5000/E6000 (13) | CPU group | AMD Athlon II X4 (Trinity) (2) |
2 | Generation | 3 |
Wolfdale (Penryn) | Architecture | Trinity |
Desktop / Server | Segment | Desktop / Server |
-- | Predecessor | AMD Athlon II X4 640 |
-- | Successor | -- |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe Intel Pentium E5400 is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.70 GHz. The processor can compute 2 threads at the same time. The AMD Athlon II X4 740 clocks with 3.20 GHz (3.70 GHz), has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. |
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Intel Pentium E5400 | Characteristic | AMD Athlon II X4 740 |
2 | Cores | 4 |
2 | Threads | 4 |
normal | Core architecture | normal |
No | Hyperthreading | No |
Yes | Overclocking ? | No |
2.70 GHz | Frequency | 3.20 GHz |
-- | Turbo Frequency (1 Core) | 3.70 GHz |
-- | Turbo Frequency (All Cores) | 3.70 GHz |
Memory & PCIeUp to 16 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the Intel Pentium E5400, while the AMD Athlon II X4 740 supports a maximum of 16 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 29.9 GB/s enabled. |
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Intel Pentium E5400 | Characteristic | AMD Athlon II X4 740 |
DDR3-1333, DDR2-800 | Memory | DDR3-1866 |
16 GB | Max. Memory | 16 GB |
2 (Dual Channel) | Memory channels | 2 (Dual Channel) |
21.3 GB/s | Max. Bandwidth | 29.9 GB/s |
No | ECC | No |
2.00 MB | L2 Cache | 4.00 MB |
-- | L3 Cache | -- |
-- | PCIe version | -- |
-- | PCIe lanes | -- |
-- | PCIe Bandwidth | -- |
Thermal ManagementThe Intel Pentium E5400 has a TDP of 65 W. The TDP of the AMD Athlon II X4 740 is 65 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution. |
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Intel Pentium E5400 | Characteristic | AMD Athlon II X4 740 |
65 W | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | 65 W |
-- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
-- | TDP up | -- |
-- | TDP down | -- |
-- | Tjunction max. | -- |
Technical detailsThe Intel Pentium E5400 has 2.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 45 nm. The cache of AMD Athlon II X4 740 is at 4.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 32 nm. |
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Intel Pentium E5400 | Characteristic | AMD Athlon II X4 740 |
45 nm | Technology | 32 nm |
Monolithic | Chip design | Unknown |
x86-64 (64 bit) | Instruction set (ISA) | x86-64 (64 bit) |
MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3 | ISA extensions | MMX, 3DNow!, SSE3, SSE4a |
LGA 775 | Socket | FM2 |
VT-x | Virtualization | AMD-V |
No | AES-NI | No |
Windows 10, Linux | Operating systems | Windows 10, Linux |
Q1/2009 | Release date | Q4/2012 |
-- | Release price | 60 $ |
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Intel Pentium E5400
2C 2T @ 2.70 GHz |
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AMD Athlon II X4 740
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz |
Intel Pentium E5400
2C 2T @ 2.70 GHz |
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AMD Athlon II X4 740
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz |
Intel Pentium E5400
2C 2T @ 2.70 GHz |
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AMD Athlon II X4 740
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz |
Intel Pentium E5400
2C 2T @ 2.70 GHz |
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AMD Athlon II X4 740
4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz |
Intel Pentium E5400
2C 2T @ 2.70 GHz |
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AMD Athlon II X4 740
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz |
Intel Pentium E5400
2C 2T @ 2.70 GHz |
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AMD Athlon II X4 740
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz |
Devices using this processor |
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Intel Pentium E5400 | AMD Athlon II X4 740 |
Unknown | Unknown |