i3-4030U vs Athlon II X4 740

Aggregate performance score

Athlon II X4 740
2012
4 cores / 4 threads, 65 Watt
1.69
+43.2%
Core i3-4030U
2014
2 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
1.18

Athlon II X4 740 outperforms Core i3-4030U by a considerable 43% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon II X4 740 and Core i3-4030U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking20532352
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesAthlonIntel Core i3
Power efficiencyno data7.44
Architecture codenamePiledriverHaswell (2013−2015)
Release date1 October 2012 (12 years ago)14 April 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$71$281

Detailed specifications

Athlon II X4 740 and Core i3-4030U 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)
Threads44
Base clock speed3.2 GHz1.9 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz1.9 GHz
Bus rateno data5 GT/s
L1 cache192 KB128 KB
L2 cache4 MB512 KB
L3 cacheno data3 MB
Chip lithography32 nm22 nm
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Athlon II X4 740 and Core i3-4030U 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 FM2FCBGA1168
Power consumption (TDP)65 watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon II X4 740 and Core i3-4030U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
GPIOno data+
Smart Connectno data+
FDIno data-
AMTno data9.5
Matrix Storageno data-
HD Audiono data+
RSTno data+

Security technologies

Athlon II X4 740 and Core i3-4030U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protection-+
Anti-Theftno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon II X4 740 and Core i3-4030U are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
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 Core i3-4030U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data16 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data25.6 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel HD Graphics 4400
Max video memoryno data2 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1 GHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Athlon II X4 740 and Core i3-4030U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Athlon II X4 740 and Core i3-4030U integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data3200x2000@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data3200x2000@60Hz
Max resolution over VGAno dataN/A

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Athlon II X4 740 and Core i3-4030U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data11.2/12
OpenGLno data4.3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon II X4 740 and Core i3-4030U.

PCIe versionno data2.0
PCI Express lanesno data12
PCI supportno data-
USB revisionno data3.0
Total number of SATA portsno data4
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Portsno data4
Integrated IDEno data-
Number of USB portsno data4
Integrated LANno data-
UARTno data+

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
+43.2%
i3-4030U 1.18

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
+42.8%
i3-4030U 1875

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.69 1.18
Physical cores 4 2
Chip lithography 32 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 15 Watt

Athlon II X4 740 has a 43.2% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores.

i3-4030U, on the other hand, has a 45.5% more advanced lithography process, and 333.3% lower power consumption.

The Athlon II X4 740 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i3-4030U in performance tests.

Note that Athlon II X4 740 is a desktop processor while Core i3-4030U is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon II X4 740 and Core i3-4030U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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