AMD FX-8140
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AMD FX-8140 vs AMD Athlon II X4 740. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q4/2012
AMD FX-8140
AMD FX-8140
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 FX-8140 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 FX-8140 has a maximum frequency of 3.20 GHz. 8 Cores. Power consumption of 95 W. Released in Q4/2012.

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

AMD FX-8140 Reasons to consider
AMD FX-8140
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  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    929 left arrow score
  • More number of cores

    4 times more cores

    8 left arrow 4
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 10% better overclocked clock speed

    4.10 GHz left arrow 3.70 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD FX-8140 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    451 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    336 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    722 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    1404 left arrow score
  • Performance per watt

    About 0.68 times less performance per watt

    65 W left arrow 95 W

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 FX-8140 AMD FX-8140
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 FX left arrow AMD Athlon II
  • Generation
    2 left arrow 1
  • CPU group
    AMD FX-8000 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
    3.20 GHz left arrow 3.20 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    8 left arrow 4
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    4.10 GHz left arrow 3.70 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    8 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 FX-8140. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

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

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD FX-8140 and AMD Athlon II X4 740 to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

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

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD FX-8140 and AMD FX-8140, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    AMD-V left arrow None
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4 left arrow SSE3
  • L3-Cache
    8.00 MB left arrow 4.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Vishera (Bulldozer) left arrow Trinity
  • Technology
    32 nm left arrow 32 nm
  • Socket
    AM3+ left arrow FM2
  • Release date
    Q4/2012 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 FX-8140 and AMD Athlon II X4 740.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

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 FX-8140
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
5.52
AMD FX-8140
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
6845
AMD FX-8140
4011
AMD Athlon II X4 740

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