AMD Phenom II X3 740 BE vs Intel Pentium G2020T

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Physical Specifications

Socket AMD Socket AM3 Intel Socket 1155
Process size 45 nm 22 nm
Transistors 758 million unknown
Die size 258 mm² 94 mm²
Package µPGA FC-LGA12C
Foundry Intel
tCaseMax 65°C

Performance

Frequency 3 GHz 2.5 GHz
Turbo clock
Base clock 200 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 15.0x 25.0x
Multiplier unlocked Yes No
Voltage 1.425 V
TDP 95 W 35 W

Architecture Details

Vertical Segment Desktop Desktop
Production status End-of-life unknown
Release date Sep 1st, 2009 Jan 21st, 2013
Codename Heka Ivy Bridge
Generation Phenom II X3 Pentium
Part HDZ740WFK3DGIHDZ740WFGIBOX SR10G
Memory support DDR3 Dual-channel DDR3 Dual-channel
ECC memory No No
PCI Express Gen 2 Gen 3, 16 Lanes(CPU only)

Cores

Total Cores 3 2
Total Threads 3 2
SMP # CPUs 1 1
Integrated graphics Intel HD

Cache

Cache L1 128K (per core) 64K (per core)
Cache L2 512K (per core) 256K (per core)
Cache L3 6MB (shared) 3MB (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
AMD-V Yes
AMD64 Yes
EIST Yes
Intel 64 Yes
MMX Yes Yes
NX bit Yes
SSE Yes Yes
SSE2 Yes Yes
SSE3 Yes Yes
SSE4.1 Yes
SSE4.2 Yes
SSE4A Yes
SSSE3 Yes
Smart Cache Yes
VT-x Yes
XD bit Yes

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