Athlon II X4 740 vs Ryzen 5 PRO 3350G
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 5 PRO 3350G outperforms Athlon II X4 740 by a whopping 245% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen 5 PRO 3350G and Athlon II X4 740 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1112 | 2053 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | no data | Athlon |
| Architecture codename | no data | Piledriver |
| Release date | no data (2024 years ago) | 1 October 2012 (12 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $71 |
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 5 PRO 3350G 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 cores | 4 (Quad-Core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 8 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 3.2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 3.7 GHz |
| L1 cache | 384 KB | 192 KB |
| L2 cache | 2048 KB | 4 MB |
| L3 cache | 4096 KB | no data |
| Chip lithography | 12 nm | 32 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | 95 °C | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | - |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 5 PRO 3350G 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 configuration | no data | 1 |
| Socket | AM4 | Socket FM2 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 65 watt |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 PRO 3350G and Athlon II X4 740. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-2933 | 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.
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 5.83 | 1.69 |
| Threads | 8 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 12 nm | 32 nm |
Ryzen 5 PRO 3350G has a 245% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more threads, and a 166.7% more advanced lithography process.
The Ryzen 5 PRO 3350G is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon II X4 740 in performance tests.
Be aware that Ryzen 5 PRO 3350G is a notebook processor while Athlon II X4 740 is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 5 PRO 3350G and Athlon II X4 740, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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