Athlon X4 740 vs Ryzen 5 2600X

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 2600X
2018
6 cores / 12 threads, 95 Watt
8.75
+430%
Athlon X4 740
2012
4 cores / 4 threads, 65 Watt
1.65

Ryzen 5 2600X outperforms Athlon X4 740 by a whopping 430% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 2600X and Athlon X4 740 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking8742081
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation9.51no data
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Ryzen 5no data
Power efficiency8.722.40
Architecture codenameZen+ (2018−2019)Trinity (2012−2013)
Release date13 April 2018 (6 years ago)2 October 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$229no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 2600X 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads124
Base clock speed3.6 GHz3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed4.2 GHz3.7 GHz
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier36no data
L1 cache576 KB192K
L2 cache3 MB4 MB (shared)
L3 cache16 MB (shared)no data
Chip lithography12 nm32 nm
Die size213 mm2246 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data74 °C
Number of transistors4800 Million1,303 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 2600X 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketAM4FM2
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 2600X and Athlon X4 740. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsSSE4.2, SSE4A, AMD-V, AES, AVX2, FMA3, SHAno data
AES-NI++
FMA-+
AVX++
Precision Boost 2+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 2600X and Athlon X4 740 are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 2600X and Athlon X4 740. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Dual-channelDDR3-1866
Maximum memory size64 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth46.933 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 2600X and Athlon X4 740.

PCIe version3.02.0
PCI Express lanes20no 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 5 2600X 8.75
+430%
Athlon X4 740 1.65

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 5 2600X 13899
+429%
Athlon X4 740 2626

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.

Ryzen 5 2600X 1247
+231%
Athlon X4 740 377

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.

Ryzen 5 2600X 5280
+492%
Athlon X4 740 892

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 8.75 1.65
Recency 13 April 2018 2 October 2012
Physical cores 6 4
Threads 12 4
Chip lithography 12 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 65 Watt

Ryzen 5 2600X has a 430.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, 50% more physical cores and 200% more threads, and a 166.7% more advanced lithography process.

Athlon X4 740, on the other hand, has 46.2% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 5 2600X is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon X4 740 in performance tests.


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