A6-6310 vs Athlon II X4 740

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Aggregate performance score

Athlon II X4 740
2012
4 cores / 4 threads, 65 Watt
1.72
+60.7%
A6-6310
2014
4 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
1.07

Athlon II X4 740 outperforms A6-6310 by an impressive 61% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon II X4 740 and A6-6310 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking20512419
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesAthlonAMD A-Series
Power efficiencyno data6.63
Architecture codenamePiledriverBeema (2014)
Release date1 October 2012 (12 years ago)29 April 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$71no data

Detailed specifications

Athlon II X4 740 and A6-6310 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads44
Base clock speed3.2 GHz1.8 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz2.4 GHz
L1 cache192 KBno data
L2 cache4 MB2048 KB
Chip lithography32 nm28 nm
Die sizeno data107 mm2
Number of transistorsno data930 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Athlon II X4 740 and A6-6310 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 configuration1no data
SocketSocket FM2FT3b
Power consumption (TDP)65 watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon II X4 740 and A6-6310. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno data86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX
AES-NI-+
FMA-FMA4
AVX-+
PowerNow-+
PowerGating-+
VirusProtect-+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon II X4 740 and A6-6310 are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
IOMMU 2.0-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon II X4 740 and A6-6310. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR3-1865
Max memory channelsno data1

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon R4 Graphics
Enduro-+
Switchable graphics-+
UVD-+
VCE-+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Athlon II X4 740 and A6-6310 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Athlon II X4 740 and A6-6310 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno dataDirectX® 12
Vulkan-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon II X4 740 and A6-6310.

PCIe versionno data2.0

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Athlon II X4 740 1.72
+60.7%
A6-6310 1.07

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Athlon II X4 740 2677
+59.9%
A6-6310 1674

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.72 1.07
Chip lithography 32 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 15 Watt

Athlon II X4 740 has a 60.7% higher aggregate performance score.

A6-6310, on the other hand, has a 14.3% more advanced lithography process, and 333.3% lower power consumption.

The Athlon II X4 740 is our recommended choice as it beats the A6-6310 in performance tests.

Note that Athlon II X4 740 is a desktop processor while A6-6310 is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon II X4 740 and A6-6310, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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