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AMD Phenom II X3 740

Benchmarks for the AMD Phenom II X3 740 can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

  • The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
  • The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
  • The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

Is the AMD Phenom II X3 740 Good for Gaming?

This is a fairly old CPU that is no longer competitive with newer CPUs. [More ...]


AMD Phenom II X3 740

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket:

Clockspeed: 3.0 GHz

Cores: 3 Threads: 3

Typical TDP: 95 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 3 x 64 KB
L1 Data Cache: 3 x 64 KB
L2 Cache: 3 x 512 KB
L3 Cache: 6 MB

Other names: AMD Phenom(tm) II X3 740 Processor

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q3 2010

CPUmark/$Price: 16.00

Overall Rank:
3624th fastest in multithreading out of 5121 CPUs
3457th fastest in single threading out of 5121 CPUs
1098th fastest in out of 1446 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $88.99 USD (2010-11-30)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
1424
Single Thread Rating
982

Samples: 14*
*Margin for error: Medium



PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 2,904
Thread: 1,030

CPU Test Suite Average Results for AMD Phenom II X3 740

Integer Math3,489 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math2,464 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers9 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting3,393 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption272.6 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression26,193 KBytes/Sec
Physics140 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions577 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread982 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 17th of May 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD Phenom II X3 740

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 13th of May 2025


Not Enough Data from Current Version of PerformanceTest to Create Distribution Graph.

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 13th of May 2025.

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Pricing History


CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 18th of May 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K
 58,695
Intel Core i9-12900K
 41,314
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 39,033
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 22,137
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 21,863
Intel Core i5-12400F
 19,475
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 18,175
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 17,709
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 15,658
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,147
AMD Phenom II X3 740
 1,424
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 18th of May 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 184.13
Intel Core i5-12400F
 178.69
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 161.95
Intel Core i9-13900K
 148.60
Intel Core i9-12900K
 136.22
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 51.93
AMD Phenom II X3 740
 16.00
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 NA
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 NA
Single Thread Rating
As of 18th of May 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K
 4,611
Intel Core i9-12900K
 4,140
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 3,903
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 3,681
Intel Core i5-12400F
 3,478
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 3,363
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 2,921
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 2,563
AMD Phenom II X3 740
 982
Last 2 Baselines for AMD Phenom II X3 740
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL1744062 - Feb 13 2023 [Excluded]
1972
BL1250697 - Jun 07 2020
1163
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for AMD Phenom II X3 740
As of 18th of May 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
AMD Phenom II X3 740
 1,424
AMD Phenom II X3 B73 vs AMD Phenom II X3 740
 1,671 (+17.3%)
AMD Athlon II X3 415e vs AMD Phenom II X3 740
 1,441 (+1.2%)
Intel Pentium E6700 @ 3.20GHz vs AMD Phenom II X3 740
 1,217 (-14.6%)
Intel Core i3-560 @ 3.33GHz vs AMD Phenom II X3 740
 1,627 (+14.3%)
Intel Core2 Duo E8500 @ 3.16GHz vs AMD Phenom II X3 740
 1,291 (-9.4%)
AMD Athlon II X2 265 vs AMD Phenom II X3 740
 1,290 (-9.4%)
Intel Pentium G6950 @ 2.80GHz vs AMD Phenom II X3 740
 1,238 (-13.1%)
Intel Core i3-530 @ 2.93GHz vs AMD Phenom II X3 740
 1,507 (+5.9%)
AMD Phenom 9450e Quad-Core vs AMD Phenom II X3 740
 1,455 (+2.2%)
Intel Pentium G6951 @ 2.80GHz vs AMD Phenom II X3 740
 1,383 (-2.9%)
Intel Pentium E6500 @ 2.93GHz vs AMD Phenom II X3 740
 1,176 (-17.4%)
AMD Athlon II X2 235e vs AMD Phenom II X3 740
 1,079 (-24.2%)

Is the AMD Phenom II X3 740 Good for Gaming?
As of 18th of May 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D
 12,497
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
 12,157
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
 11,325
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
 10,848
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
 10,597
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
 10,513
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
 10,285
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
 9,812
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
 9,679
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
 9,523
Intel Core Ultra 9 285
 9,489
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF
 9,416
AMD Phenom II X3 740
 289