Athlon II X4 740 vs Ryzen 3 2200G

Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 3 2200G
2018
4 cores / 4 threads, 65 Watt
4.25
+151%
Athlon II X4 740
2012
4 cores / 4 threads, 65 Watt
1.69

Ryzen 3 2200G outperforms Athlon II X4 740 by a whopping 151% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 3 2200G and Athlon II X4 740 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking13782066
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation8.79no data
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Ryzen 3Athlon
Power efficiency6.19no data
Architecture codenameRaven Ridge (2017−2018)Piledriver
Release date12 February 2018 (6 years ago)1 October 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$99$71

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 3 2200G and Athlon II 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads44
Base clock speed3.5 GHz3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz3.7 GHz
Multiplier35no data
L1 cache128K (per core)192 KB
L2 cache512K (per core)4 MB
L3 cache4 MB (shared)no data
Chip lithography14 nm32 nm
Die size210 mm2no data
Number of transistors4,950 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 3 2200G and Athlon II 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketAM4Socket FM2
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt65 watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 3 2200G and Athlon II X4 740. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsXFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMTno data
AES-NI+-
FMA+-
AVX+-
Precision Boost 2+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 3 2200G and Athlon II X4 740 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 3 2200G and Athlon II X4 740. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Dual-channelno data
Maximum memory size64 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth46.933 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) ( - 1100 MHz)no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 3 2200G and Athlon II X4 740.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes12no 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.

Ryzen 3 2200G 4.25
+151%
Athlon II X4 740 1.69

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.

Ryzen 3 2200G 6754
+152%
Athlon II X4 740 2677

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.25 1.69
Chip lithography 14 nm 32 nm

Ryzen 3 2200G has a 151.5% higher aggregate performance score, and a 128.6% more advanced lithography process.

The Ryzen 3 2200G is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon II X4 740 in performance tests.


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