AMD Athlon II X4 740 Benchmark, Test and specs

Last updated: 2022-03-28

The AMD Athlon II X4 740 has 4 cores with 4 threads and is based on the 3. gen of the AMD Athlon II series. The processor uses a mainboard with the FM2 socket and was released in Q4/2012.

CPU lineage The segment in which we have classified the AMD Athlon II X4 740. Here you can see if it is a desktop processor or a mobile processor or which processor may be the successor of the AMD Athlon II X4 740.
Name:	AMD Athlon II X4 740
Family:	AMD Athlon II
CPU group:	AMD Athlon II X4 (Trinity)
Segment:	Desktop / Server
Generation:	3
Predecessor:	AMD Athlon II X4 640
Successor:	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

In addition to the number of CPU cores and threads, you can see here whether the AMD Athlon II X4 740 can be overclocked. You will also find the clock frequencies of the processor (single-core and multi-core) here. The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor.

CPU Cores / Threads:	4 / 4
Core architecture:	normal
Cores:	4x

Hyperthreading / SMT:	No
Overclocking:	No
Frequency:	3.20 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core):	3.70 GHz
Turbo Frequency (4 Cores):	3.70 GHz

Internal Graphics

The AMD Athlon II X4 740 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die. A processor with integrated graphics is also called APU (Accelerated Processing Unit).

GPU name:	no iGPU
GPU frequency:
GPU (Turbo):	No turbo
Execution units:
Shader:
Max. GPU Memory:	--

Max. displays:
Generation:
Direct X:	--
Technology:
Release date:

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.

h265 / HEVC (8 bit):	No
h265 / HEVC (10 bit):	No
h264:	No
VP8:	No
VP9:	No

AV1:	No
AVC:	No
VC-1:	No
JPEG:	No

Memory & PCIe The memory type as well as the amount of memory can greatly affect the speed of the processor. The memory bandwidth depends on several factors and is given in gigabytes per second.

Memory type:	DDR3-1866
Max. Memory:	16 GB
Memory channels:	2 (Dual Channel)
Bandwidth:	--
ECC:	No
PCIe:
AES-NI:	No

Thermal Management The Thermal Design Power (TDP for short) specifies the necessary cooling solution to cool the processor sufficiently. The TDP usually only gives a rough idea of the real consumption of a CPU.

TDP (PL1 / PBP):	65 W
TDP (PL2):	--
TDP up:	--
TDP down:	--
Tjunction max.:	--

Technical details

Here you will find information on the size of the level 2 and level 3 cache of the AMD Athlon II X4 740 as well as a list of the processors ISA extensions. We have documented the architecture and the manufacturing technology for you as well as the release date.

Technology:	32 nm
Chip design:
Socket:	FM2
L2-Cache:	--
L3-Cache:	4.00 MB
Architecture:	Trinity
Operating systems:	Windows 10, Linux

Virtualization:	AMD-V
Instruction set (ISA):	x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions:	MMX, 3DNow!, SSE3, SSE4a
Release date:	Q4/2012
Release price:	60 $
Part Number:	--
Documents:	--

AMD Athlon II X4 740
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Benchmark results

The benchmark results for the AMD Athlon II X4 740 have been carefully checked by us. We only publish benchmark results that have been created by us or that have been submitted by a visitor and then checked by a team member. All results are based on and fullfill our benchmark guidelines.

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 FX-4100 4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz	469
	AMD A8-5500 4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz	463
	AMD Phenom II X6 1090T 6C 6T @ 3.60 GHz	462
	AMD Athlon II X4 740 4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz	461
	Intel Core2 Duo E7600 2C 2T @ 3.06 GHz	461
	Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 4C 4T @ 2.83 GHz	460
	Intel Core 2 Quad Q9505 4C 4T @ 2.83 GHz	460

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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 A8-5600K 4C 4T @ 3.90 GHz	1396
	AMD FX-4300 4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz	1394
	Intel Core i5-680 2C 4T @ 3.60 GHz	1394
	AMD Athlon II X4 740 4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz	1391
	AMD Athlon Silver 3050C 2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz	1389
	Intel Core m5-6Y54 2C 4T @ 2.10 GHz	1386
	HiSilicon Kirin 710 8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz	1384

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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.


	Intel Core i3-6100H 2C 4T @ 2.70 GHz	4031
	Intel Core i7-6560U 2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz	4030
	Intel Celeron N5095 4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz	4021
	AMD Athlon II X4 740 4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz	4011
	AMD Ryzen 3 3250U 2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz	4001
	Intel Core i3-3250T 2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	4000
	AMD A8-7600 4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz	3997

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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.


	Intel Celeron G4900 2C 2T @ 3.10 GHz	658
	Intel Core i3-530 2C 4T @ 2.93 GHz	657
	Intel Core i5-2430M 2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz	655
	AMD Athlon II X4 740 4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz	651
	Intel Pentium G3240 2C 2T @ 3.10 GHz	651
	Intel Core i3-4000M 2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz	648
	Intel Core i5-4210U 2C 4T @ 1.70 GHz	646

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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 Phenom II X2 550 2C 2T @ 3.10 GHz	82
	AMD A9-9420 2C 2T @ 3.60 GHz	81
	Intel Celeron G1610T 2C 2T @ 2.30 GHz	81
	AMD Athlon II X4 740 4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz	80
	Intel Core i3-2350M 2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz	80
	AMD Phenom II X6 1045T 6C 6T @ 3.20 GHz	80
	Intel Celeron J4125 4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz	79

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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.


	Intel Core i5-6200U 2C 4T @ 2.70 GHz	290
	Intel Core i5-6198DU 2C 4T @ 2.70 GHz	289
	Intel Core i5-8310Y 2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	289
	AMD Athlon II X4 740 4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz	288
	Intel Celeron G5905 2C 2T @ 3.50 GHz	287
	Intel Core i5-6260U 2C 4T @ 2.70 GHz	286
	Intel Core i3-7130U 2C 4T @ 2.70 GHz	285

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Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 3 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 Phenom II X2 560 2C 2T @ 3.30 GHz	1780
	AMD Phenom II X6 1065T 6C 6T @ 3.40 GHz	1778
	Intel Core i3-4025U 2C 4T @ 1.90 GHz	1778
	AMD Athlon II X4 740 4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz	1777
	AMD Athlon II X2 370K 2C 2T @ 4.20 GHz	1771
	AMD Phenom II X4 B99 4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz	1762
	AMD Phenom II X4 850 4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz	1762

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Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 3 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.


	Intel Core i5-4200U 2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz	4560
	Intel Celeron G1850 2C 2T @ 2.90 GHz	4546
	Intel Celeron G3900T 2C 2T @ 2.60 GHz	4527
	AMD Athlon II X4 740 4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz	4525
	AMD A10-5757M 4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz	4525
	AMD A10-5750M 4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz	4525
	AMD Phenom II X3 B77 3C 3T @ 3.20 GHz	4519

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Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Cinebench 11.5 is based on the Cinema 4D Suite, a software that is popular to generate forms and other stuff in 3D. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	AMD FX-8100 8C 8T @ 3.70 GHz	0.9
	AMD A10-6700T 4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz	0.89
	AMD A8-3850 4C 4T @ 2.90 GHz	0.89
	AMD Athlon II X4 740 4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz	0.88
	Intel Xeon Bronze 3106 8C 8T @ 1.70 GHz	0.88
	Intel Xeon Bronze 3104 6C 6T @ 1.70 GHz	0.88
	AMD A10-5757M 4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz	0.88

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Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Cinebench 11.5 is based on the Cinema 4D Suite, a software that is popular to generate forms and other stuff in 3D. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	Intel Core i5-5257U 2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz	3.53
	Intel Core i3-3250 2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz	3.52
	Intel Core i3-4350T 2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz	3.52
	AMD Athlon II X4 740 4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz	3.51
	Intel Core i5-6360U 2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	3.5
	AMD A8-3850 4C 4T @ 2.90 GHz	3.5
	Intel Core i3-4360T 2C 4T @ 3.20 GHz	3.47

Show all Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core) results

Benchmarks

Geekbench 5 (SC)
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Geekbench 5 (MC)
1,651 entries

PassMark CPU-Mark
1,422 entries

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (MC)
719 entries

Cinebench R15 (SC)
1,101 entries

Cinebench R15 (MC)
1,096 entries

Geekbench 3 (SC)
942 entries

Geekbench 3 (MC)
938 entries

Cinebench R11.5 (SC)
824 entries

Cinebench R11.5 (MC)
835 entries

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