AMD Athlon II X2 370K
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AMD Athlon II X2 370K vs AMD Athlon II X4 740. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q2/2013
AMD Athlon II X2 370K
AMD Athlon II X2 370K
Released
Q4/2012
Overall score
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AMD Athlon II X4 740
AMD Athlon II X4 740

What's the best choice AMD Athlon II X2 370K or AMD Athlon II X4 740? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

AMD Athlon II X2 370K has a maximum frequency of 4.00 GHz. 2 Cores. Power consumption of 65 W. Released in Q2/2013.

AMD Athlon II X4 740 has a maximum frequency of 3.20 GHz. 4 Cores. Power consumption of 65 W. Released in Q4/2012.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    1344 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 20% better clock speed

    4.00 GHz left arrow 3.20 GHz
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 12% better overclocked clock speed

    4.20 GHz left arrow 3.70 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Athlon II X2 370K CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    847 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    978 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    683 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    832 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    443 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    588 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    1189 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    1404 left arrow score
  • More number of cores

    About 2 times more cores

    4 left arrow 2

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Athlon II X4 740 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    893 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    805 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    1183 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    1211 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    682 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    658 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    626 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    543 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    962 place

Specifications

Technical data
AMD Athlon II X2 370K AMD Athlon II X2 370K
AMD Athlon II X4 740 AMD Athlon II X4 740
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Family
    AMD Athlon II left arrow AMD Athlon II
  • Generation
    1 left arrow 1
  • CPU group
    AMD Athlon II (Richland) left arrow AMD Athlon II (Trinity)
CPU Technical specs

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

  • Frequency
    4.00 GHz left arrow 3.20 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    2 left arrow 4
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    4.20 GHz left arrow 3.70 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    2 left arrow 4
  • Hyperthreading
    No left arrow No
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    no iGPU left arrow no iGPU
  • GPU (Turbo)
    No turbo left arrow No turbo
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h264
    No left arrow No
  • VP9
    No left arrow No
  • VP8
    No left arrow No
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    No left arrow No
  • VC-1
    No left arrow No
  • JPEG
    No left arrow No
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by AMD Athlon II X4 740 and AMD Athlon II X2 370K. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR3-1866 left arrow DDR3-1866
  • ECC
    No left arrow No
  • Memory channels
    1 left arrow 1
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    No left arrow No
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD Athlon II X2 370K and AMD Athlon II X4 740 to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    65 W left arrow 65 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD Athlon II X2 370K and AMD Athlon II X2 370K, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    None left arrow None
  • ISA extensions
    SSE3 left arrow SSE3
  • L3-Cache
    1.00 MB left arrow 4.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Richland left arrow Trinity
  • Technology
    32 nm left arrow 32 nm
  • Socket
    FM2 left arrow FM2
  • Release date
    Q2/2013 left arrow Q4/2012

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between AMD Athlon II X2 370K and AMD Athlon II X4 740.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
The Cinebench R15 SC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware
90
AMD Athlon II X2 370K
80
AMD Athlon II X4 740
Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
The Cinebench R15 MC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware
147
AMD Athlon II X2 370K
255
AMD Athlon II X4 740
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 3 SC for one CPU core, includes stress tests simulating real 3D scenarios for Windows, Mac, Linux, Ansroid, iOS
1771
AMD Athlon II X2 370K
1777
AMD Athlon II X4 740
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 3 MC using a multi-core and hyperthreading, includes stress tests simulating real 3D scenarios for Windows, Mac, Linux, Ansroid, iOS
2511
AMD Athlon II X2 370K
4525
AMD Athlon II X4 740
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
The PC CPU and GPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene in single-core mode, based on CINEMA 4D
1
AMD Athlon II X2 370K
0.88
AMD Athlon II X4 740
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
The PC CPU and GPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene in multi-core mode and hyperthreading, based on CINEMA 4D
2
AMD Athlon II X2 370K
3.51
AMD Athlon II X4 740
Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
PassMark is a test suite that performs complex mathematical calculations to determine CPU performance on file compression, encryption and physics-related tasks
2170
AMD Athlon II X2 370K
4011
AMD Athlon II X4 740

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