Phenom II X4 945 (95W) vs Athlon II X4 740

Primary details

Comparing Athlon II X4 740 and Phenom II X4 945 (95W) processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2066not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesAthlonno data
Architecture codenamePiledriverDeneb (2009−2011)
Release date1 October 2012 (12 years ago)22 July 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$71no data

Detailed specifications

Athlon II X4 740 and Phenom II X4 945 (95W) 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 GHz3 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz3 GHz
L1 cache192 KB128 KB (per core)
L2 cache4 MB512 KB (per core)
L3 cacheno data6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm45 nm
Die sizeno data258 mm2
Number of transistorsno data758 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Athlon II X4 740 and Phenom II X4 945 (95W) 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 FM2AM3
Power consumption (TDP)65 watt95 Watt

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon II X4 740 and Phenom II X4 945 (95W) are enumerated here.

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Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon II X4 740 and Phenom II X4 945 (95W). Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon II X4 740 and Phenom II X4 945 (95W).

PCIe versionno data2.0

Pros & cons summary


Chip lithography 32 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 95 Watt

Athlon II X4 740 has a 40.6% more advanced lithography process, and 46.2% lower power consumption.

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