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AMD Phenom II X3 740 vs Intel Pentium G860

The Intel Pentium G860 @ 3.00GHz is newer than AMD Phenom II X3 740 is around 40% faster in single-thread testing. Also, AMD Phenom II X3 740 uses around 38% more power. All the CPUs in this comparison belong in the Desktop CPU Class. The values below were tabulated from a combined 487 benchmarks submitted from our PerformanceTest software and results and are updated daily to include new submissions.

  • The first section will show basic information for each CPU selected.
  • The additional graphs shows the CPU Mark and Single Thread values of each CPU selected.
  • An accompany graph, if price data is available, will shows the value for money, in terms of the CPU Mark/Thread Rating per dollar.
  • The last section will show approximate yearly running costs for the CPUs.

×AMD Phenom II X3 740×Intel Pentium G860 @ 3.00GHz+ ADD
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Socket TypeNA2FCLGA1155
CPU ClassDesktopDesktop
Clockspeed3.0 GHz3.0 GHz
Turbo SpeedNot SupportedNot Supported
# of Physical Cores3 (Threads: 3)2 (Threads: 2)
CacheL1: 384KB, L2: 1.5MB, L3: 6MBL1: 128KB, L2: 0.5MB, L3: 3MB
TDP95W65W
Yearly Running Cost$17.34$11.86
Other
First Seen on ChartQ3 2010Q4 2011
# of Samples14473
CPU Rank40503989
CPU Value16.021.1
Single Thread Rating(% diff. to max in group)982(-28.6%)1375(0.0%)
CPU Mark(% diff. to max in group)1424(-4.7%)1494(0.0%)
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CPU Mark Rating
As of 18th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
AMD Phenom II X3 740
1,424
Intel Pentium G860 @ 3.00GHz
1,494
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CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price)
As of 18th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better value
AMD Phenom II X3 740
16.0
Intel Pentium G860 @ 3.00GHz
21.1
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CPU Single Thread Rating
As of 18th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
AMD Phenom II X3 740
982
Intel Pentium G860 @ 3.00GHz
1,375
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Estimated Energy Usage Cost
Estimated Energy Adjustable Values
Average hours of use per day Average CPU Utilization (0-100%)1 Power cost, $ per kWh2
8
25
1Average user usage is typically low and can vary from task to task. An estimate load 25% is nominal.
2Typical power costs vary around the world. Check your last power bill for details. Values of $0.15 to $0.45 per kWh are typical.
AMD Phenom II X3 740 Intel Pentium G860 @ 3.00GHz
Max TDP95W65W
Power consumption per day (kWh)NANA
Running cost per dayNANA
Power consumption per year (kWh)NANA
Running cost per yearNANA
Shown CPU power usage is based on linear interpolation of Max TDP (i.e. max load). Actual CPU power profile may vary.