AMD Phenom II X3 740 BE Processor

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Phenom II X3 740 BE is a desktop processor from AMD released on 1 September 2009, and it is in end-of-life production status now. It belongs to Phenom II X3 family and has a Heka architecture. This processor is built on AMD Socket AM3, and uses Gen 2 PCI express connection. 45 nm process is used in production.

Processor has 3 cores and 3 threads, with the base frequency of 3 GHz. It has DDR3 Dual-channel memory support. As for the cache, it supports L1 128K (per core), L2 512K (per core) and L3 6MB (shared).

Learn more about AMD Phenom II X3 740 BE:

Specifications

Vertical Segment
Desktop
Release date
1 September 2009
Production status
End-of-life
Generation
Phenom II X3
Codename
Heka
Socket
AMD Socket AM3
Total Cores
3
Total Threads
3
Frequency
3 GHz
Turbo clock
N/A
Cache L1
128K (per core)
Cache L2
512K (per core)
Cache L3
6MB (shared)
TDP
95 W

Physical Specifications

Socket
AMD Socket AM3
Process size
45 nm
Transistors
758 million
Die size
258 mm²
Package
µPGA

Performance

Frequency
3 GHz
Turbo clock
N/A
Base clock
200 MHz
Multiplier
15.0x
Multiplier unlocked
Yes
Voltage
1.425 V
TDP
95 W

Architecture Details

Vertical Segment
Desktop
Production status
End-of-life
Release date
1 September 2009
Codename
Heka
Generation
Phenom II X3
Part
HDZ740WFK3DGIHDZ740WFGIBOX
Memory support
DDR3 Dual-channel
ECC memory
No
PCI Express
Gen 2

Cores

Total Cores
3
Total Threads
3
SMP # CPUs
1
Integrated graphics
N/A

Cache

Cache L1
128K (per core)
Cache L2
512K (per core)
Cache L3
6MB (shared)

Notes

Notes
This processor comes with an unlocked base clock multiplier, allowing users to set the multiplier value higher than shipped value, to facilitate better overclocking. It is branded under the Black Edition label.

Features & Technologies

  • MMX
  • SSE
  • SSE2
  • SSE3
  • SSE4A
  • AMD64
  • AMD-V
  • NX bit
  • 3DNow!

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