AMD Phenom II X3 740 BE vs AMD Phenom X4 9150e

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Physical Specifications

Socket AMD Socket AM3 AMD Socket AM2+
Process size 45 nm 65 nm
Transistors 758 million 450 million
Die size 258 mm² 285 mm²
Package µPGA µPGA

Performance

Frequency 3 GHz 1800 MHz
Turbo clock
Base clock 200 MHz 200 MHz
Multiplier 15.0x 9.0x
Multiplier unlocked Yes No
Voltage 1.425 V 1.125 V
TDP 95 W 65 W

Architecture Details

Vertical Segment Desktop Desktop
Production status End-of-life End-of-life
Release date Sep 1st, 2009 Jul 1st, 2008
Codename Heka Agena
Generation Phenom II X3 Phenom X4
Part HDZ740WFK3DGIHDZ740WFGIBOX HD9150ODJ4BGH
Memory support DDR3 Dual-channel unknown Dual-channel
ECC memory No No
PCI Express Gen 2 Gen 2

Cores

Total Cores 3 4
Total Threads 3 4
SMP # CPUs 1 1
Integrated graphics

Cache

Cache L1 128K (per core) 128K (per core)
Cache L2 512K (per core) 512K (per core)
Cache L3 6MB (shared) 2MB (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

3DNow! Yes Yes
AMD-V Yes Yes
AMD64 Yes Yes
CnQ Yes
HT3.0 Yes
MMX Yes Yes
NX bit Yes Yes
SSE Yes Yes
SSE2 Yes Yes
SSE3 Yes Yes
SSE4A Yes Yes

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