Athlon X2 340 vs Athlon II X4 740

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Aggregate performance score

Athlon II X4 740
2012
4 cores / 4 threads, 65 Watt
1.75
+106%

Athlon II X4 740 outperforms Athlon X2 340 by a whopping 106% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon II X4 740 and Athlon X2 340 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking20452575
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesAthlonno data
Power efficiencyno data1.19
Architecture codenamePiledriverTrinity (2012−2013)
Release date1 October 2012 (12 years ago)2 October 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$71no data

Detailed specifications

Athlon II X4 740 and Athlon X2 340 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)2 (Dual-core)
Threads42
Base clock speed3.2 GHz3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz3.6 GHz
L1 cache192 KB96K
L2 cache4 MB1 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm32 nm
Die sizeno data246 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data74 °C
Number of transistorsno data1,303 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Athlon II X4 740 and Athlon X2 340 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
SocketSocket FM2FM2
Power consumption (TDP)65 watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon II X4 740 and Athlon X2 340. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI-+
FMA-+
AVX-+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon II X4 740 and Athlon X2 340 are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon II X4 740 and Athlon X2 340. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR3-1600

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon II X4 740 and Athlon X2 340.

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 1.75
+106%
Athlon X2 340 0.85

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
+105%
Athlon X2 340 1307

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.75 0.85
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 4 2

Athlon II X4 740 has a 105.9% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

The Athlon II X4 740 is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon X2 340 in performance tests.


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