AMD A10-7350B vs AMD Athlon II X4 740

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AMD A10-7350B or AMD A10-7350B – which processor offers superior performance? In this comparison, we examine disparities and assess which of these two CPUs outperforms the other. We delve into technical specifications and benchmark outcomes.
The AMD A10-7350B features 4 processor cores and has the capability to manage 4 threads concurrently.
It was released in Q2/2014 and belongs to the 4 generation of the AMD A series.
To use the AMD A10-7350B, you'll need a motherboard with a FM2+ socket.
The AMD Athlon II X4 740 features 4 processor cores and has the capability to manage 4 threads concurrently.
It was released in Q4/2012 and belongs to the 3 generation of the AMD Athlon II series.
To use the AMD Athlon II X4 740, you'll need a motherboard with a FM2 socket.
AMD A10-7000 Group AMD Athlon II X4 (Trinity)
4 Generation 3
AMD A10-7350B Name AMD Athlon II X4 740
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
AMD A Family AMD Athlon II
 
 

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD A10-7350B has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel.
The clock frequency of the AMD A10-7350B is 2.1 GHz
and turbo frequency for one core is 3.3 GHz.
The AMD Athlon II X4 740 has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel.
The clock frequency of the AMD Athlon II X4 740 is 3.2 GHz
and turbo frequency for one core is 3.7 GHz.
2.7 GHz Turbo Frequency (all cores) 3.7 GHz
3.3 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 core) 3.7 GHz
normal Core architecture normal
2.1 GHz Frequency 3.2 GHz
4 CPU Cores 4
No Overclocking No
No Hyperthreading No
4x Cores 4x
4 Threads 4
 
 

Internal Graphics

The AMD A10-7350B has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short.
Specifically, the AMD A10-7350B uses the AMD Radeon R6 (Kaveri), which has 384 texture shaders
and 6 execution units.
The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.
The AMD Athlon II X4 740 does not have integrated graphics.
0.53 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
28 nm Technology --
12 Direct X --
2.0 GB Max. GPU Memory 0 bytes
6 Execution units --
Q2/2015 Release date --
AMD Radeon R6 (Kaveri) GPU name
384 Shaders --
0.46 GHz GPU frequency --
6 Generation --
-- Max. displays --
 
 

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

-- AI specifications --
-- AI hardware --
 
 

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.
No h265 / HEVC (8 bit) --
No VP9 --
No VP8 --
Decode VC-1 --
Decode / Encode JPEG --
Decode / Encode h264 --
No h265 / HEVC (10 bit) --
Decode AVC --
No AV1 --
 
 

Memory & PCIe

DDR3-1600 Memory type DDR3-1866
-- Bandwidth --
Yes AES-NI No
Yes ECC No
pci PCIe pci
0 bytes Max. Memory 16.0 GB
2 Memory channels 2
 
 

Thermal Management

The processor has a thermal design power (TDP) of 19 W watts.
TDP indicates the cooling solution needed to effectively manage the processor's heat. It generally provides an approximate indication of the actual power consumption of the CPU itself.
The processor has a thermal design power (TDP) of 65 W watts.
19 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 65 W
-- Tjunction max --
 
 

Technical details

The AMD A10-7350B is manufactured using a 28 nm process.
A smaller manufacturing process indicates a more contemporary and energy-efficient CPU.
In total, this processor boasts a generous 4.0 MB cache.
A substantial cache can significantly enhance the processor's performance, particularly in scenarios like gaming.
The AMD Athlon II X4 740 is manufactured using a 32 nm process.
AMD-V Virtualization AMD-V
28 nm Technology 32 nm
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4 ISA extensions SSE3, SSE4a, MMX, 3DNow!
-- Part Number --
-- Chip design --
Q2/2014 Release date Q4/2012
-- Release price 60 $
0 bytes L2-Cache 4.0 MB
Technical data sheet Documents Technical data sheet
4.0 MB L3-Cache 0 bytes
FM2+ Socket FM2
Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Kaveri (Steamroller) Architecture Trinity