Phenom II X3 740 BE vs A8-7100

Primary details

Comparing A8-7100 and Phenom II X3 740 BE processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2399	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	AMD Kaveri	no data
Architecture codename	Kaveri (2014−2015)	Heka (2009−2010)
Release date	4 June 2014 (10 years ago)	1 September 2009 (15 years ago)

Detailed specifications

A8-7100 and Phenom II X3 740 BE basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores	4 (Quad-Core)	3 (Tri-Core)
Threads	4	3
Base clock speed	1.8 GHz	3 GHz
Boost clock speed	3 GHz	3 GHz
L1 cache	no data	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4096 KB	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	no data	6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	28 nm	45 nm
Die size	245 mm2	258 mm2
Number of transistors	2410 Million	758 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	-	+

Compatibility

Information on A8-7100 and Phenom II X3 740 BE compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration	no data	1
Socket	FP3	AM3
Power consumption (TDP)	19 Watt	95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A8-7100 and Phenom II X3 740 BE. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX, FMA	no data
AES-NI	+	-
FMA	+	-
AVX	+	-
FRTC	+	-
TrueAudio	+	-
PowerNow	+	-
PowerGating	+	-
Out-of-band client management	+	-
VirusProtect	+	-
HSA	+	-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A8-7100 and Phenom II X3 740 BE are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	+
IOMMU 2.0	+	-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A8-7100 and Phenom II X3 740 BE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-1600	DDR3
Max memory channels	2	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	AMD Radeon R5 Graphics	On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)
iGPU core count	4	no data
Enduro	+	-
Switchable graphics	+	-
UVD	+	-
VCE	+	-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A8-7100 and Phenom II X3 740 BE integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A8-7100 and Phenom II X3 740 BE integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	DirectX® 12	no data
Vulkan	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A8-7100 and Phenom II X3 740 BE.

PCIe version

3.0

2.0

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	4 June 2014	1 September 2009
Physical cores	4	3
Threads	4	3
Chip lithography	28 nm	45 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	19 Watt	95 Watt

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