AMD Phenom II X3 740 Benchmark, Test and specs

Last updated: 2021-11-16

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.

CPU lineage The segment in which we have classified the AMD Phenom II X3 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 Phenom II X3 740.
Name:	AMD Phenom II X3 740
Family:	AMD Phenom II
CPU group:	AMD Phenom II - 700
Segment:	Desktop / Server
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):	--

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.

AI hardware:	--
AI specifications:	--

Internal Graphics

The AMD Phenom II X3 740 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the AMD Phenom II X3 740 uses the no iGPU, which has texture shaders and execution units. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

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

Memory type:	DDR2-1066 DDR3-1333
Max. Memory:
Memory channels:	2 (Dual Channel)
Bandwidth:	--
ECC:	No
PCIe:
AES-NI:	No

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
Architecture:	Heka (K10)
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:	--

AMD Phenom II X3 740
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Benchmark results

The benchmark results for the AMD Phenom II X3 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.

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	3040
	Intel Core i5-5257U 2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz	3034
	AMD Athlon Silver 3050e 2C 4T @ 1.80 GHz	3032
	AMD Phenom II X3 740 3C 3T @ 3.00 GHz	3012
	AMD Phenom II X3 B75 3C 3T @ 3.00 GHz	3012
	AMD A10-7300 4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz	3010
	Intel Core i5-6200U 2C 4T @ 2.70 GHz	3009

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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 Athlon II X4 740 4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz	80
	AMD Phenom II X6 1045T 6C 6T @ 3.20 GHz	80
	Intel Core i3-2350M 2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz	80
	AMD Phenom II X3 740 3C 3T @ 3.00 GHz	79
	Intel Celeron J4125 4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz	79
	Intel Celeron J4005 2C 2T @ 2.70 GHz	79
	Intel Celeron 2950M 2C 2T @ 2.00 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 i5-4200U 2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz	231
	Intel Core i5-4250U 2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz	230
	Intel Pentium Gold 4417U 2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz	229
	AMD Phenom II X3 740 3C 3T @ 3.00 GHz	228
	Intel Celeron G3950 2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz	228
	Intel Pentium G4500T 2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz	228
	Intel Core M-5Y71 2C 4T @ 2.20 GHz	228

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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 A8-7150B 4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz	1658
	AMD FX-8100 8C 8T @ 3.70 GHz	1640
	AMD A4-4000 2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz	1629
	AMD Phenom II X3 740 3C 3T @ 3.00 GHz	1627
	AMD Phenom II X3 B75 3C 3T @ 3.00 GHz	1627
	AMD Phenom II X6 1035T 6C 6T @ 3.10 GHz	1621
	Intel Core i3-4005U 2C 4T @ 1.70 GHz	1620

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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.


	AMD Athlon II X4 605e 4C 4T @ 2.30 GHz	4315
	AMD A6-3600 4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz	4293
	Intel Celeron G1830 2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz	4257
	AMD Phenom II X3 740 3C 3T @ 3.00 GHz	4237
	AMD Phenom II X3 B75 3C 3T @ 3.00 GHz	4237
	Intel Pentium N4200 4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz	4233
	AMD A6-3620 4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz	4225

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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 A4-5300 2C 2T @ 3.60 GHz	0.91
	AMD A8-3870K 4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz	0.91
	AMD Phenom II X2 545 2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz	0.91
	AMD Phenom II X3 740 3C 3T @ 3.00 GHz	0.91
	Intel Core i3-2350M 2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz	0.9
	Intel Pentium Silver N5000 4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz	0.9
	Intel Celeron N4000 2C 2T @ 2.60 GHz	0.9

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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 i7-3517U 2C 4T @ 2.50 GHz	2.7
	Intel Pentium G3430 2C 2T @ 3.30 GHz	2.7
	Intel Pentium G3440 2C 2T @ 3.30 GHz	2.69
	AMD Phenom II X3 740 3C 3T @ 3.00 GHz	2.68
	AMD Phenom II X3 B75 3C 3T @ 3.00 GHz	2.68
	Intel Pentium G3250 2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz	2.67
	Intel Core i7-4500U 2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz	2.67

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Benchmarks

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Cinebench R15 (MC)
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825 entries

Cinebench R11.5 (MC)
836 entries

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