A10-6790B vs Athlon X4 740
Primary details
Comparing Athlon X4 740 and A10-6790B processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
Place in the ranking | 2064 | not rated |
Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
Market segment | Desktop processor | Desktop processor |
Power efficiency | 2.41 | no data |
Architecture codename | Trinity (2012−2013) | Richland (2013−2014) |
Release date | 2 October 2012 (12 years ago) | 28 October 2013 (11 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Athlon X4 740 and A10-6790B 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 cores | 4 (Quad-Core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
Threads | 4 | 4 |
Base clock speed | 3.2 GHz | 4 GHz |
Boost clock speed | 3.7 GHz | 4.3 GHz |
L1 cache | 192K | 192 KB |
L2 cache | 4 MB (shared) | 4096 KB |
Chip lithography | 32 nm | 32 nm |
Die size | 246 mm2 | 246 mm2 |
Maximum core temperature | no data | 74 °C |
Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 74 °C | 74 °C |
Number of transistors | 1,303 million | 1,303 million |
64 bit support | + | + |
Compatibility
Information on Athlon X4 740 and A10-6790B 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 configuration | 1 | 1 |
Socket | FM2 | FM2 |
Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 100 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon X4 740 and A10-6790B. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
AES-NI | + | + |
FMA | + | + |
AVX | + | + |
PowerNow | - | + |
PowerGating | - | + |
VirusProtect | - | + |
RAID | - | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon X4 740 and A10-6790B are enumerated here.
AMD-V | + | + |
IOMMU 2.0 | - | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon X4 740 and A10-6790B. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
Supported memory types | DDR3-1866 | DDR3-1866 |
Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
Integrated graphics card | no data | AMD Radeon HD 8670D |
Number of pipelines | no data | 384 |
Enduro | - | + |
Switchable graphics | - | + |
UVD | - | + |
VCE | - | + |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Athlon X4 740 and A10-6790B integrated GPUs.
DisplayPort | - | + |
HDMI | - | + |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Athlon X4 740 and A10-6790B integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
DirectX | no data | DirectX® 11 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon X4 740 and A10-6790B.
PCIe version | 2.0 | 2.0 |
Pros & cons summary
Recency | 2 October 2012 | 28 October 2013 |
Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 100 Watt |
Athlon X4 740 has 53.8% lower power consumption.
A10-6790B, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year.
We couldn't decide between Athlon X4 740 and A10-6790B. We've got no test results to judge.
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