880K with Near Silent Thermal Solution vs 740: comparison

Comparison of 880K with Near Silent Thermal Solution and 740: key differences and a full specification table.

Key differences

880K with Near Silent Thermal Solution has a higher base clock (4 GHz vs 3.2 GHz), a higher maximum clock (4.2 GHz vs 3.7 GHz) and a finer process node (28 nm vs 32 nm).

At the same time, 740 has a lower TDP (65 W vs 95 W).

Both processors match on: core count (4).

These are specification values: they show differences between the models but do not determine a performance winner. For a specific workload, rely on independent benchmarks.

Key specifications

Parameter880K with Near Silent Thermal Solution740
Cores / threads 4 4 / 4
Max boost clock 4.2 GHz 3.7 GHz
TDP 95 W 65 W
Process 28 nm 32 nm

Full specification table

Differing values are highlighted. This is not a better/worse rating: numbers from different architectures are not always comparable.

Parameter 880K with Near Silent Thermal Solution 740
General
Codename Raven Ridge Athlon Legacy
Segment Boxed Processor Boxed Processor
Product line AMD Athlon X4 AMD Athlon X4
Product family AMD Athlon Processors AMD Athlon Processors
Process 28 nm 32 nm
Unlocked for overclocking Yes No
CPU
Cores 4 4
Threads — 4
Base clock 4 GHz 3.2 GHz
Max boost clock 4.2 GHz 3.7 GHz
L1 cache 256 KB —
L2 cache 4 MB 4 MB
TDP 95 W 65 W
Memory
Memory types DDR3 —
Memory channels 2 —
Max memory speed 2.133 GHz —
Graphics
Has integrated graphics No No
Package and thermal
Sockets supported FM2+ FM2
TJUNCTION 72.4 °C —
Security and virtualization
Supported technologies AES, AVX, FMA4 —
Identifiers
Product ID (OEM) — AD740XOKA44HJ
Product ID (Box) AD880KXBJCSBX AD740XOKHJBOX
Bundled cooler Near Silent 125W —

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