AMD · 2012
AMD Athlon X4 740
The AMD Athlon X4 740 is a quad-core processor released in 2012, based on the Piledriver microarchitecture and designed for Socket FM2 motherboards.
The AMD Athlon X4 740 is a desktop processor released in October 2012. It features four Piledriver cores with a base clock of 3.2 GHz and a boost clock of 3.7 GHz. The processor has 128 KB of L1 cache and 4 MB of L2 cache. It is manufactured on a 32 nm process with a TDP of 65 W. The Athlon X4 740 supports up to DDR3-1866 memory across two channels and lacks integrated graphics. It includes instruction sets such as x86-64, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4a, AES, AVX, XOP, FMA3, FMA4, and CVT16. The multiplier is locked, preventing overclocking. This processor is compatible with Socket FM2 motherboards and was typically paired with discrete graphics cards.
Specifications
| Microarchitecture unverified | Piledriver |
|---|---|
| Cores unverified | 4 |
| Threads unverified | 4 |
| Base clock unverified | 3.2 GHz |
| Boost clock unverified | 3.7 GHz |
| L1 cache (total) unverified | 128 KB |
| L2 cache (total) unverified | 4 MB |
| Process node unverified | 32 nm |
| TDP / base power unverified | 65 W |
| Socket unverified | Socket FM2 |
| Memory support unverified | DDR3-1866 |
| Memory channels unverified | 2 |
| Integrated graphics unverified | None |
| Instruction sets unverified | x86-64, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4a, AES, AVX, XOP, FMA3, FMA4, CVT16 |
| Unlocked multiplier unverified | No |
| Release date unverified | 2012-10 |
| Release year unverified | 2012 |