Celeron G3930 vs Athlon II X4 740

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Aggregate performance score

Athlon II X4 740
2012
4 cores / 4 threads, 65 Watt
1.69
+19%
Celeron G3930
2017
2 cores / 2 threads, 51 Watt
1.42

Athlon II X4 740 outperforms Celeron G3930 by a moderate 19% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon II X4 740 and Celeron G3930 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking20662207
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.69
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesAthlonIntel Celeron
Power efficiencyno data2.63
Architecture codenamePiledriverKaby Lake (2016−2019)
Release date1 October 2012 (12 years ago)3 January 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$71$42

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Athlon II X4 740 and Celeron G3930 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 GHz2.9 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz2.9 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rateno data8 GT/s
Multiplierno data29
L1 cache192 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache4 MB256K (per core)
L3 cacheno data2 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data65 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Athlon II X4 740 and Celeron G3930 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 (Uniprocessor)
SocketSocket FM2FCLGA1151
Power consumption (TDP)65 watt51 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon II X4 740 and Celeron G3930. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+

Security technologies

Athlon II X4 740 and Celeron G3930 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
MPX-+
Identity Protection-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon II X4 740 and Celeron G3930 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon II X4 740 and Celeron G3930. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4 2133, DDR3L 1333/1600
Maximum memory sizeno data64 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data38.397 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel HD Graphics 610
Max video memoryno data64 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.05 GHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Athlon II X4 740 and Celeron G3930 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Athlon II X4 740 and Celeron G3930 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096x2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Athlon II X4 740 and Celeron G3930 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.4

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon II X4 740 and Celeron G3930.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

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 1.69
+19%
Celeron G3930 1.42

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
+18.9%
Celeron G3930 2252

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.69 1.42
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 4 2
Chip lithography 32 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 51 Watt

Athlon II X4 740 has a 19% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

Celeron G3930, on the other hand, has a 128.6% more advanced lithography process, and 27.5% lower power consumption.

The Athlon II X4 740 is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron G3930 in performance tests.


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