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

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: --

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: --

Benchmark results

Verified 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 Intel Core i3-6100H
2C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
3040
Intel Core i5-5257U Intel Core i5-5257U
2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
3034
AMD Athlon Silver 3050e AMD Athlon Silver 3050e
2C 4T @ 1.80 GHz
3032
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 A10-7300 AMD A10-7300
4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
3010
Intel Core i5-6200U Intel Core i5-6200U
2C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
3009
Show all Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark results



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 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
Intel Core i3-2350M Intel Core i3-2350M
2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz
80
AMD Phenom II X3 740 AMD Phenom II X3 740
3C 3T @ 3.00 GHz
79
Intel Celeron J4125 Intel Celeron J4125
4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
79
Intel Celeron J4005 Intel Celeron J4005
2C 2T @ 2.70 GHz
79
Intel Celeron 2950M Intel Celeron 2950M
2C 2T @ 2.00 GHz
79
Show all Cinebench R15 (Single-Core) results



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 Intel Core i5-4200U
2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz
231
Intel Core i5-4250U Intel Core i5-4250U
2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
230
Intel Pentium Gold 4417U Intel Pentium Gold 4417U
2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz
229
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
Intel Core M-5Y71 Intel Core M-5Y71
2C 4T @ 2.20 GHz
228
Show all Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core) results



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 AMD A8-7150B
4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
1658
AMD FX-8100 AMD FX-8100
8C 8T @ 3.70 GHz
1640
AMD A4-4000 AMD A4-4000
2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz
1629
AMD Phenom II X3 740 AMD Phenom II X3 740
3C 3T @ 3.00 GHz
1627
AMD Phenom II X3 B75 AMD Phenom II X3 B75
3C 3T @ 3.00 GHz
1627
AMD Phenom II X6 1035T AMD Phenom II X6 1035T
6C 6T @ 3.10 GHz
1621
Intel Core i3-4005U Intel Core i3-4005U
2C 4T @ 1.70 GHz
1620
Show all Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core) results



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 AMD Athlon II X4 605e
4C 4T @ 2.30 GHz
4315
AMD A6-3600 AMD A6-3600
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
4293
Intel Celeron G1830 Intel Celeron G1830
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz
4257
AMD Phenom II X3 740 AMD Phenom II X3 740
3C 3T @ 3.00 GHz
4237
AMD Phenom II X3 B75 AMD Phenom II X3 B75
3C 3T @ 3.00 GHz
4237
Intel Pentium N4200 Intel Pentium N4200
4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
4233
AMD A6-3620 AMD A6-3620
4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
4225
Show all Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core) results



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 AMD A4-5300
2C 2T @ 3.60 GHz
0.91
AMD A8-3870K AMD A8-3870K
4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
0.91
AMD Phenom II X2 545 AMD Phenom II X2 545
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz
0.91
AMD Phenom II X3 740 AMD Phenom II X3 740
3C 3T @ 3.00 GHz
0.91
Intel Core i3-2350M Intel Core i3-2350M
2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz
0.9
Intel Pentium Silver N5000 Intel Pentium Silver N5000
4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
0.9
Intel Celeron N4000 Intel Celeron N4000
2C 2T @ 2.60 GHz
0.9
Show all Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core) results



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 Intel Core i7-3517U
2C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
2.7
Intel Pentium G3430 Intel Pentium G3430
2C 2T @ 3.30 GHz
2.7
Intel Pentium G3440 Intel Pentium G3440
2C 2T @ 3.30 GHz
2.69
AMD Phenom II X3 740 AMD Phenom II X3 740
3C 3T @ 3.00 GHz
2.68
AMD Phenom II X3 B75 AMD Phenom II X3 B75
3C 3T @ 3.00 GHz
2.68
Intel Pentium G3250 Intel Pentium G3250
2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz
2.67
Intel Core i7-4500U Intel Core i7-4500U
2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
2.67
Show all Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core) results



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