A10-6790B vs Athlon X4 740

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Primary details

Comparing Athlon X4 740 and A10-6790B processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2067not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiency2.41no data
Architecture codenameTrinity (2012−2013)Richland (2013−2014)
Release date2 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads44
Base clock speed3.2 GHz4 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz4.3 GHz
L1 cache192K192 KB
L2 cache4 MB (shared)4096 KB
Chip lithography32 nm32 nm
Die size246 mm2246 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data74 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)74 °C74 °C
Number of transistors1,303 million1,303 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 configuration11
SocketFM2FM2
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt100 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 typesDDR3-1866DDR3-1866
Max memory channelsno data2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon HD 8670D
Number of pipelinesno data384
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.

DirectXno dataDirectX® 11

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon X4 740 and A10-6790B.

PCIe version2.02.0

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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