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.
| Name: | AMD Phenom II X3 740 |
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| Family: | AMD Phenom II (52) |
| CPU group: | AMD Phenom II - 700 (9) |
| Architecture: | Heka (K10) |
| 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 |
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| Core architecture: | normal |
| Cores: | 3x |
| Hyperthreading / SMT: | No |
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| Overclocking: | Yes |
| Frequency: | 3.00 GHz |
| Turbo Frequency (1 Core): | -- |
| Turbo Frequency (3 Cores): | -- |
Memory & PCIeThe 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. |
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| Memory type: | Memory bandwidth: |
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| 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 ManagementThe 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. |
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| 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 |
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| Chip design: | |
| Socket: | AM3 |
| L2-Cache: | -- |
| L3-Cache: | 6.00 MB |
| AES-NI: | No |
| Operating systems: | Windows 10, Linux |
| Virtualization: | AMD-V |
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| 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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