AMD Phenom II X3 740 Benchmark, Test and specs

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The AMD Phenom II X3 740 has 3 cores with 3 threads and is based on the 3. gen of the AMD Phenom II series. The processor uses a mainboard with the AM3 socket and was released in Q3/2010.
AMD Phenom II X3 740

At a glance

Name: AMD Phenom II X3 740
Family: AMD Phenom II (52)
CPU group: AMD Phenom II - 700 (9)
Architecture: Heka (K10)
Technology: 45 nm
Segment: Desktop
Generation: 3
Predecessor: --
Successor: --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD Phenom II X3 740 has 3 CPU cores and can calculate 3 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD Phenom II X3 740 is 3.00 GHz. The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor and is an important performance indicator.

CPU Cores / Threads: 3 / 3
Core architecture: normal
Cores: 3x
Hyperthreading / SMT: No
Overclocking: Yes
Frequency: 3.00 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core): --
Turbo Frequency (3 Cores): --

Memory & PCIe

The processor can use up to memory in 2 (Dual Channel) memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 21.3 GB/s. The memory type as well as the amount of memory can greatly affect the speed of the system.

Memory type: Memory bandwidth:
DDR3-1333
DDR2-1066
21.3 GB/s
17.1 GB/s
Max. Memory:
Memory channels: 2 (Dual Channel)
ECC: No
PCIe:
PCIe Bandwidth: --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the processor is 95 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. The TDP usually gives a rough idea of the actual power consumption of the CPU.

TDP (PL1 / PBP): 95 W
TDP (PL2): --
TDP up: --
TDP down: --
Tjunction max.: --

Technical details

The AMD Phenom II X3 740 is made in 45 nm. The smaller the manufacturing process of a CPU, the more modern and energy-efficient it is. Overall, the processor has 6.00 MB cache. A large cache can greatly speed up the processor's speed in some cases such as games.

Technology: 45 nm
Chip design:
Socket: AM3
L2-Cache: --
L3-Cache: 6.00 MB
AES-NI: No
Operating systems: Windows 10, Linux
Virtualization: AMD-V
Instruction set (ISA): x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions: SSE3, SSE4a
Release date: Q3/2010
Release price: --
Part Number: --
Documents: --

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Benchmark results

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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 i3-6100TE Intel Core i3-6100TE
2C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
3087
Intel Core i3-4330T Intel Core i3-4330T
2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
3075
Intel Core i5-4402EC Intel Core i5-4402EC
2C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
3060
AMD Phenom II X3 740 AMD Phenom II X3 740
3C 3T @ 3.00 GHz
3012
AMD Phenom II X3 B75 AMD Phenom II X3 B75
3C 3T @ 3.00 GHz
3012
AMD Phenom II X4 900e AMD Phenom II X4 900e
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
2990
Intel Core i7-940 Intel Core i7-940
4C 8T @ 2.93 GHz
2989

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.
Intel Celeron G1610T Intel Celeron G1610T
2C 2T @ 2.30 GHz
81
AMD Athlon II X4 740 AMD Athlon II X4 740
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
80
AMD Phenom II X6 1045T AMD Phenom II X6 1045T
6C 6T @ 3.20 GHz
80
AMD Phenom II X3 740 AMD Phenom II X3 740
3C 3T @ 3.00 GHz
79
AMD Phenom II X4 B95 AMD Phenom II X4 B95
4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
79
AMD Phenom II X4 945 AMD Phenom II X4 945
4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
79
AMD Phenom II X3 B75 AMD Phenom II X3 B75
3C 3T @ 3.00 GHz
79

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 Celeron G4900 Intel Celeron G4900
2C 2T @ 3.10 GHz
236
Intel Pentium G3240 Intel Pentium G3240
2C 2T @ 3.10 GHz
236
AMD A10-5700 AMD A10-5700
4C 4T @ 4.00 GHz
231
AMD Phenom II X3 740 AMD Phenom II X3 740
3C 3T @ 3.00 GHz
228
Intel Celeron G3950 Intel Celeron G3950
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz
228
Intel Pentium G4500T Intel Pentium G4500T
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz
228
AMD Phenom II X3 B75 AMD Phenom II X3 B75
3C 3T @ 3.00 GHz
228

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