Athlon X4 740 vs i5-11400H

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-11400H and Athlon X4 740 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	788	2081
Place by popularity	29	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	Tiger Lake	no data
Power efficiency	26.55	2.40
Architecture codename	Tiger Lake-H (2021)	Trinity (2012−2013)
Release date	11 May 2021 (3 years ago)	2 October 2012 (12 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core i5-11400H and Athlon X4 740 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	6 (Hexa-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	12	4
Base clock speed	2.7 GHz	3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.5 GHz	3.7 GHz
Bus rate	8 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	96K (per core)	192K
L2 cache	1.25 MB (per core)	4 MB (shared)
L3 cache	12 MB (shared)	no data
Chip lithography	10 nm SuperFin	32 nm
Die size	no data	246 mm2
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C	74 °C
Number of transistors	no data	1,303 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-11400H and Athlon X4 740 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	FCBGA1787	FM2
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-11400H and Athlon X4 740. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512	no data
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	+	+
AVX	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Speed Shift	+	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	+	-
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Flex Memory Access	+	no data
Deep Learning Boost	+	-

Security technologies

Core i5-11400H and Athlon X4 740 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
Secure Key	+	no data
SGX	-	no data
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-11400H and Athlon X4 740 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	-	+
VT-d	+	no data
VT-x	+	no data
EPT	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-11400H and Athlon X4 740. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR3-1866
Maximum memory size	128 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	51.2 GB/s	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel UHD Graphics for 11th Gen Intel Processors	no data
Quick Sync Video	+	-
Graphics max frequency	1.45 GHz	no data
Execution Units	16	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-11400H and Athlon X4 740 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

4

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Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i5-11400H and Athlon X4 740 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096x2304@60Hz	no data
Max resolution over eDP	4096x2304@60Hz	no data
Max resolution over DisplayPort	7680x4320@60Hz	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i5-11400H and Athlon X4 740 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	12.1	no data
OpenGL	4.6	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-11400H and Athlon X4 740.

PCIe version	4.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	20	no 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.

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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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	9.82	1.65
Recency	11 May 2021	2 October 2012
Physical cores	6	4
Threads	12	4
Chip lithography	10 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	65 Watt

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