AMD Athlon X4 740

The AMD Athlon X4 740 is a processor from the Trinity generation, released in 2012. It features four cores and a clock speed of 3200 MHz, capable of reaching up to 3700 MHz. Built on a 32 nm process, it has a rated power draw of 65W.

Released2012
Cores / threads4
Clock3200 MHz
Power65 W
Atlas performance index71 model estimate

Ranks #191 of 559 rated CPUs · top 34%. Fastest CPU we rate: 940.

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BrandAMD
FamilyTrinity
Released2012
Cores / threads4
Base clock3200 MHz
Boost clock3700 MHz
Power (TDP)65 W
Process32 nm
Launch price–
Atlas performance index71 model estimate

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