Phenom II X3 740 BE vs Athlon II X4 630

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Primary details

Comparing Athlon II X4 630 and Phenom II X3 740 BE processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2248not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation6.02no data
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiency1.35no data
Architecture codenamePropus (2009−2011)Heka (2009−2010)
Release date16 September 2009 (15 years ago)1 September 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$63no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Athlon II X4 630 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)3 (Tri-Core)
Threads43
Base clock speed2.8 GHz3 GHz
Boost clock speed2.8 GHz3 GHz
L1 cache128 KB (per core)128 KB (per core)
L2 cache512 KB (per core)512 KB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm45 nm
Die size169 mm2258 mm2
Number of transistors300 million758 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Athlon II X4 630 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 configuration11
SocketAM3AM3
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt95 Watt

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon II X4 630 and Phenom II X3 740 BE are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon II X4 630 and Phenom II X3 740 BE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon II X4 630 and Phenom II X3 740 BE.

PCIe version2.02.0

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 4 3
Threads 4 3

Athlon II X4 630 has 33.3% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads.

We couldn't decide between Athlon II X4 630 and Phenom II X3 740 BE. We've got no test results to judge.


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