i5-580M 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
+37.4%
Core i5-580M
2010
2 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
1.23

Athlon II X4 740 outperforms Core i5-580M by a substantial 37% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon II X4 740 and Core i5-580M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking20662327
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesAthlonIntel Core i5
Power efficiencyno data3.32
Architecture codenamePiledriverArrandale (2010−2011)
Release date1 October 2012 (12 years ago)26 September 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$71$266

Detailed specifications

Athlon II X4 740 and Core i5-580M 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 GHz2.66 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz3.33 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 1.0
Bus rateno data1 × 2.5 GT/s
Multiplierno data20
L1 cache192 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache4 MB256K (per core)
L3 cacheno data3 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm32 nm
Die sizeno data81+114 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data105 °C
Number of transistorsno data382+177 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Athlon II X4 740 and Core i5-580M 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 FM2BGA1288,PGA988
Power consumption (TDP)65 watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon II X4 740 and Core i5-580M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI-+
FMA-+
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data+
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
PAEno data36 Bit
FDIno data+
Fast Memory Accessno data+

Security technologies

Athlon II X4 740 and Core i5-580M technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon II X4 740 and Core i5-580M 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 Core i5-580M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data8 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data17.051 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel Processors
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data766 MHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Athlon II X4 740 and Core i5-580M integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data2

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon II X4 740 and Core i5-580M.

PCIe versionno data2.0
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
+37.4%
i5-580M 1.23

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
+37.3%
i5-580M 1950

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.69 1.23
Physical cores 4 2
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 35 Watt

Athlon II X4 740 has a 37.4% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores.

i5-580M, on the other hand, has 85.7% lower power consumption.

The Athlon II X4 740 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i5-580M in performance tests.

Note that Athlon II X4 740 is a desktop processor while Core i5-580M is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon II X4 740 and Core i5-580M, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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