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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:
3568th fastest in multithreading out of 5062 CPUs
3402nd fastest in single threading out of 5062 CPUs
1077th fastest in out of 1425 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 15th of April 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD Phenom II X3 740

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 14th of April 2025


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

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 14th of April 2025.

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Pricing History


CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 16th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K
 58,719
Intel Core i9-12900K
 41,322
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 39,047
Intel Core i7-12700K
 34,490
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 22,130
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 21,869
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 18,190
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 17,713
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 15,644
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,144
AMD Phenom II X3 740
 1,424
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 16th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i9-13900K
 137.04
Intel Core i9-12900K
 131.67
Intel Core i7-12700K
 84.33
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
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 NA
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 NA
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 NA
Single Thread Rating
As of 16th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K
 4,610
Intel Core i9-12900K
 4,142
Intel Core i7-12700K
 4,018
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 3,902
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 3,681
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 3,363
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 2,922
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 2,564
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 16th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
AMD Phenom II X3 740
 1,424
Intel Core i3-530 @ 2.93GHz vs AMD Phenom II X3 740
 1,504 (+5.6%)
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 Core i3-540 @ 3.07GHz vs AMD Phenom II X3 740
 1,540 (+8.2%)
Intel Pentium E6700 @ 3.20GHz vs AMD Phenom II X3 740
 1,205 (-15.4%)
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
 1,289 (-9.5%)
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
 1,183 (-16.9%)
AMD Athlon II X2 235e vs AMD Phenom II X3 740
 1,079 (-24.2%)
AMD Phenom II X4 910 vs AMD Phenom II X3 740
 1,776 (+24.7%)

Is the AMD Phenom II X3 740 Good for Gaming?
As of 16th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D
 12,490
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
 12,177
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
 11,348
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
 10,848
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
 10,610
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
 10,522
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
 10,295
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
 9,820
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
 9,691
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
 9,520
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF
 9,443
Intel Core Ultra 5 235
 9,426
AMD Phenom II X3 740
 289