Athlon X4 740 Can Run PC Game System Requirements

Athlon X4 740 Performance Specification

CPU Speed

Turbo Speed

Physical Cores

Threads

CPU Codename

TDP (Power)

Lithography

CPU socket

Main Link

Bit Width

Memory Channels

Processor GPU

CPU Details

3.2 GHz

3.7 GHz

4 cores

4 threads

Trinity

65W

32nm

Socket FM2

Link

64 Bit

None

Notebook CPU

Unlocked Multiplier

L1 Cache

L2 Cache

L3 Cache

Approved

GD RATING

Release price

CPU Features

No the Athlon X4 740 processor is NOT a laptop and notebook CPU

No the Athlon X4 740 processor does not have a unlocked multiplier

192Kb

4096Kb

Yes, the Athlon X4 740 processor has been approved by GD Admin. Always use GD data as a guideline.

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Athlon X4 740 Game Requirement Analysis

Athlon X4 740 is a performance processor based on the 32nm Piledriver architecture.

It offers 4 Physical Cores (4 Logical), initially clocked at 3.2GHz, which may go up to 3.7GHz and 4MB of L2 Cache.
Among its many features, Turbo Core and Virtualization are activated.

The processor DOES NOT integrate any graphics. and has a rated board TDP of 65W.

It offers average performance. This means it will become a bottleneck in some demanding applications.

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Stacko97

Stacko97's Rig
Saved at: Nov-28-2018

Compared to your Rig

CPU

Athlon X4 740

GFX

GeForce GTX 650 2GB

RAM

8GB DDR3 1600MHz

Stacko97's Game Library

23:34 Aug-26-2018

Is it worth upgrading from gtx 650 2GB to 750 TI, with this CPU?

Serbog

Serbog's Rig
Saved at: Jul-10-2017

Compared to your Rig

CPU

Core i3-2100 3.1GHz

GFX

GeForce GTX 950 Asus DirectCU II OC Strix Gaming 2GB Edition

RAM

8GB DDR3 1600MHz

RES

1366 x 768
width x height

Phone

Samsung Galaxy mini 2 S6500

Serbog's Game Library

21:00 Feb-21-2016

How is this worse than my i3 2100?

aditrex

aditrex's Rig
Saved at: Apr-29-2019

Compared to your Rig

CPU

Ryzen 7 2700X oc: 10%

GFX

GeForce GTX 980 Ti Palit 6GB Edition oc: 30%

RAM

16GB DDR4 2800MHz

RES

1920 x 1080
width x height

Phone

Huawei P9 Lite

aditrex's Game Library

21:59 Feb-21-2016

354

In singlethread is this going to perform better and also you can pair this something like gtx 660 gtx 750 ti and yet you will get good performance from it

Etison98

Etison98's Rig
Saved at: Mar-14-2015

Compared to your Rig

CPU

Pentium 4 2.8GHz oc: 5%

GFX

Radeon Xpress X200

RAM

0.512GB DDR 400MHz

RES

2848 x 600
width x height

Phone

LG Optimus L4 II E440

Etison98's Game Library

19:59 Dec-25-2014

-4

is this going to bottleneck r7 260 msi 1gb ddr5?

deathrabit

deathrabit's Test Rig
Saved at: Aug-20-2017

Compared to your Rig

CPU

Core i5-3470 3.2GHz oc: 25%

GFX

GeForce GTX 970 Gigabyte WindForce 3X OC 4GB Edition

RAM

16GB DDR3 1600MHz

RES

1920 x 1080
width x height

deathrabit's Game Library

11:45 Jan-29-2015

No this CPU can handle up to R9 280x after OC without off any major bottleneck.

I running this CPU at 4.48Ghz with 1.45V :)

dino131

dino131's Rig
Saved at: Jun-15-2019

Compared to your Rig

CPU

Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz

GFX

Radeon RX 580 MSI Armor OC 8GB

RAM

16GB DDR3 1866MHz

RES

1920 x 1080
width x height

Phone

Huawei Ascend P7

dino131's Game Library

12:53 Jun-05-2015

What cooling are you using? Stock, air or water cooling?

deathrabit

deathrabit's Test Rig
Saved at: Aug-20-2017

Compared to your Rig

CPU

Core i5-3470 3.2GHz oc: 25%

GFX

GeForce GTX 970 Gigabyte WindForce 3X OC 4GB Edition

RAM

16GB DDR3 1600MHz

RES

1920 x 1080
width x height

deathrabit's Game Library

14:27 Jun-11-2015

Very old Air CPU cooler - Cooler Master TX2 max temp 54C
http://www.coolermaster.com/service/support/model/RR-CCH-L9U1-GP/

You can find my OC setting in this post http://www.overclock.net/t/1534914/a88xm-a-looking-for-method-to-edit-bios-or-for-moded-bios

ruszky88

ruszky88's Rig
Saved at: Jun-08-2019

Compared to your Rig

CPU

Core i7-5700HQ 4-Core 2.7GHz

GFX

GeForce GTX 970M 3GB

RAM

8GB DDR3 1600MHz

RES

1920 x 1080
width x height

Phone

Samsung Galaxy S8

ruszky88's Game Library

21:32 Dec-04-2014

is this going to bottleneck sapphire r9 270x dual x oc edition?

seasevedge

seasevedge's Rig
Saved at: Jun-14-2019

Compared to your Rig

CPU

FX-8320 oc: 15%

GFX

GeForce GTX 970 Asus Strix OC 4GB Edition

RAM

8GB DDR3 1600MHz

RES

5760 x 1080
width x height

Phone

Asus Zenfone 2 ZE551ML 16GB

seasevedge's Game Library

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Supporter

Yes.

ruszky88

ruszky88's Rig
Saved at: Jun-08-2019

Compared to your Rig

CPU

Core i7-5700HQ 4-Core 2.7GHz

GFX

GeForce GTX 970M 3GB

RAM

8GB DDR3 1600MHz

RES

1920 x 1080
width x height

Phone

Samsung Galaxy S8

ruszky88's Game Library

22:35 Dec-05-2014

thanks, fx 6300 is a good choice?

seasevedge

seasevedge's Rig
Saved at: Jun-14-2019

Compared to your Rig

CPU

FX-8320 oc: 15%

GFX

GeForce GTX 970 Asus Strix OC 4GB Edition

RAM

8GB DDR3 1600MHz

RES

5760 x 1080
width x height

Phone

Asus Zenfone 2 ZE551ML 16GB

seasevedge's Game Library

22:43 Dec-05-2014

Supporter

I think that would fit just fine. :)

ruszky88

ruszky88's Rig
Saved at: Jun-08-2019

Compared to your Rig

CPU

Core i7-5700HQ 4-Core 2.7GHz

GFX

GeForce GTX 970M 3GB

RAM

8GB DDR3 1600MHz

RES

1920 x 1080
width x height

Phone

Samsung Galaxy S8

ruszky88's Game Library

18:07 Dec-06-2014

ok, thanks

deathrabit

deathrabit's Test Rig
Saved at: Aug-20-2017

Compared to your Rig

CPU

Core i5-3470 3.2GHz oc: 25%

GFX

GeForce GTX 970 Gigabyte WindForce 3X OC 4GB Edition

RAM

16GB DDR3 1600MHz

RES

1920 x 1080
width x height

deathrabit's Game Library

13:02 Oct-24-2014

My OC 740 @ 4,32 reach in Prime95 max temp 56 C
Vcore up to 1,525V
Cooler Master Hyper TX2 and AAB Thermal Grease 2
* this OEM version Zalman ZM STG-2
Passmark:
http://www.passmark.com/baselines/V8/display.php?id=30628529406

deathrabit

deathrabit's Test Rig
Saved at: Aug-20-2017

Compared to your Rig

CPU

Core i5-3470 3.2GHz oc: 25%

GFX

GeForce GTX 970 Gigabyte WindForce 3X OC 4GB Edition

RAM

16GB DDR3 1600MHz

RES

1920 x 1080
width x height

deathrabit's Game Library

22:40 Nov-26-2014

I increase OC a bit more:
Althon X4 740 @ 4,48Ghz
http://www.passmark.com/baselines/V8/display.php?id=30870038727

deathrabit

deathrabit's Test Rig
Saved at: Aug-20-2017

Compared to your Rig

CPU

Core i5-3470 3.2GHz oc: 25%

GFX

GeForce GTX 970 Gigabyte WindForce 3X OC 4GB Edition

RAM

16GB DDR3 1600MHz

RES

1920 x 1080
width x height

deathrabit's Game Library

11:42 Jan-29-2015

After I add heatsinks on mobo power section I drop Vcore to 1.45V :)

Kibo213

Kibo213's Rig
Saved at: Aug-26-2016

Compared to your Rig

CPU

Athlon X4 740

GFX

Radeon R7 250 PowerColor OC 1GB Edition

RAM

4GB DDR3 1600MHz

RES

1024 x 768
width x height

Phone

Samsung Galaxy SIII

Kibo213's Game Library

15:45 Oct-11-2014

will a 330 psu be good for this cpu?

ruszky88

ruszky88's Rig
Saved at: Jun-08-2019

Compared to your Rig

CPU

Core i7-5700HQ 4-Core 2.7GHz

GFX

GeForce GTX 970M 3GB

RAM

8GB DDR3 1600MHz

RES

1920 x 1080
width x height

Phone

Samsung Galaxy S8

ruszky88's Game Library

23:05 Aug-28-2014

Sapphire R7 250x or evga geforce gtx470 superclocked for this cpu?

TheDaveDude

TheDaveDude's Rig
Saved at: Feb-02-2019

Compared to your Rig

CPU

FX-8370E oc: 25%

GFX

GeForce GTX 970 Asus Strix OC 4GB Edition

RAM

8GB DDR3 1333MHz

RES

3200 x 1024
width x height

TheDaveDude's Game Library

13:38 Aug-07-2016

-3

Im using the R7 250x by PowerColor with this CPU, and i would highly reccomend it if that's your price range.

kaboomyo

kaboomyo's Rig
Saved at: Jun-11-2019

Compared to your Rig

CPU

Core i5-2500 3.3GHz

GFX

Radeon RX 570 PowerColor Red Dragon 4GB

RAM

16GB DDR3 1333MHz

RES

1920 x 1080
width x height

kaboomyo's Game Library

03:53 Apr-30-2014

whats a better pro/ mobo than this to use with a gtx660
its not the ti…
and its pny edition

pyle1337

pyle1337's Rig
Saved at: Nov-13-2015

Compared to your Rig

CPU

Athlon X4 760K oc: 15%

GFX

Radeon HD 7790 VTX3D X-Edition v2 oc: 10%

RAM

8GB DDR3 1600MHz

RES

1920 x 1080
width x height

Phone

ZTE Blade III

pyle1337's Game Library

23:48 Jan-21-2014

-11

is this going to bottleneck hd 7850?

Miha99

Miha99's Rig
Saved at: Sep-27-2018

Compared to your Rig

CPU

Core i7-7700K 4-Core 4.2GHz

GFX

GeForce GTX 1070 Gigabyte Xtreme Gaming oc: 5%

RAM

16GB DDR4 2400MHz

RES

1920 x 1080
width x height

Phone

Samsung Galaxy S5 Mini

Miha99's Game Library

14:04 Feb-01-2014

-11

247

Nope,go for it :)

Miha99

Miha99's Rig
Saved at: Sep-27-2018

Compared to your Rig

CPU

Core i7-7700K 4-Core 4.2GHz

GFX

GeForce GTX 1070 Gigabyte Xtreme Gaming oc: 5%

RAM

16GB DDR4 2400MHz

RES

1920 x 1080
width x height

Phone

Samsung Galaxy S5 Mini

Miha99's Game Library

00:31 Jan-14-2014

-11

247

Is this CPU having any overheating problems?

deathrabit

deathrabit's Test Rig
Saved at: Aug-20-2017

Compared to your Rig

CPU

Core i5-3470 3.2GHz oc: 25%

GFX

GeForce GTX 970 Gigabyte WindForce 3X OC 4GB Edition

RAM

16GB DDR3 1600MHz

RES

1920 x 1080
width x height

deathrabit's Game Library

22:43 Nov-26-2014

No I mange OC from 3,2Ghz => 4,48Ghz and increase Vcore up to 1,525 and still not pass 56C :)
Althon X4 740 @ 4,48Ghz
http://www.passmark.com/baselines/V8/display.php?id=30870038727

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Release period
01-Oct-2012

Avg. User Score GD Rating

8.6

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Athlon X4 740 vs Avg. AAA Game System Requirements

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