Pentium J4205 vs Athlon X4 740

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Aggregate performance score

Athlon X4 740
2012
4 cores / 4 threads, 65 Watt
1.65
+9.3%
Pentium J4205
2016
4 cores / 4 threads, 10 Watt
1.51

Athlon X4 740 outperforms Pentium J4205 by a small 9% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon X4 740 and Pentium J4205 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking20692134
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.12
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Seriesno dataIntel Pentium
Power efficiency2.4014.29
Architecture codenameTrinity (2012−2013)Goldmont (2016−2017)
Release date2 October 2012 (12 years ago)30 August 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$161

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Athlon X4 740 and Pentium J4205 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 GHz1.5 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz2.6 GHz
Multiplierno data15
L1 cache192Kno data
L2 cache4 MB (shared)2 MB
L3 cacheno data0 KB
Chip lithography32 nm14 nm
Die size246 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data105 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)74 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,303 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data-

Compatibility

Information on Athlon X4 740 and Pentium J4205 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)
SocketFM2FCBGA1296
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt10 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon X4 740 and Pentium J4205. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Smart Responseno data-
GPIOno data+
Smart Connectno data-
HD Audiono data+
RSTno data-

Security technologies

Athlon X4 740 and Pentium J4205 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Bootno data+
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protection-+
OS Guardno data-
Anti-Theftno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon X4 740 and Pentium J4205 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 X4 740 and Pentium J4205. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-1866DDR3L/LPDDR3 up to 1866 MT/s; LPDDR4 up to 2400 MT/s
Maximum memory sizeno data8 GB
Max memory channelsno data2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel HD Graphics 505
Max video memoryno data8 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data800 MHz
Execution Unitsno data18

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Athlon X4 740 and Pentium J4205 integrated GPUs.

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

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Athlon X4 740 and Pentium J4205 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data+
OpenGLno data+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon X4 740 and Pentium J4205.

PCIe version2.02.0
PCI Express lanesno data6
USB revisionno data2.0/3.0
Total number of SATA portsno data2
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Portsno data2
Number of USB portsno data8
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 X4 740 1.65
+9.3%
Pentium J4205 1.51

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 X4 740 2626
+9.2%
Pentium J4205 2404

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Athlon X4 740 377
+34.6%
Pentium J4205 280

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Athlon X4 740 892
+17.5%
Pentium J4205 759

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.65 1.51
Recency 2 October 2012 30 August 2016
Chip lithography 32 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 10 Watt

Athlon X4 740 has a 9.3% higher aggregate performance score.

Pentium J4205, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, a 128.6% more advanced lithography process, and 550% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Athlon X4 740 and Pentium J4205.


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