AMD Athlon 240GE vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon 240GE and AMD Ryzen 5 2600X processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

AMD Athlon 240GE

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 240GE

2.7x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 95 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 95 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
4 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 2
8 more threads: 12 vs 4
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 12 nm FinFET vs 14 nm
3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
4x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 21% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2383 vs 1963
3.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 13908 vs 4527

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	6 vs 2
Number of threads	12 vs 4
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm FinFET vs 14 nm
L1 cache	576 KB vs 192 KB
L2 cache	3 MB vs 1 MB
L3 cache	16 MB vs 4 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2383 vs 1963
PassMark - CPU mark	13908 vs 4527

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon 240GE
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1963

2383

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

4527

13908

Name	AMD Athlon 240GE	AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
PassMark - Single thread mark	1963	2383
PassMark - CPU mark	4527	13908
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1048
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		5755
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		3664

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon 240GE	AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
Essentials
Family	AMD Athlon Processors	AMD Ryzen Processors
OPN Tray	YD240GC6M2OFB
OS Support	Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit	Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating	1296	1305
Series	AMD Athlon Desktop Processors with Radeon Vega Graphics	AMD Ryzen 5 Desktop Processors
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Architecture codename		Zen+
Launch date		19 April 2018
Launch price (MSRP)		$229
OPN PIB		YD260XBCAFBOX
Price now		$218.99
Value for money (0-100)		19.29
Performance
Base frequency	3.5 GHz	3.6 GHz
Compute Cores	5
L1 cache	192 KB	576 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	3 MB
L3 cache	4 MB	16 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	12 nm FinFET
Maximum core temperature	95°C	95°C
Number of cores	2	6
Number of GPU cores	3
Number of threads	4	12
Unlocked
64 bit support
Die size		209.78 mm
Maximum frequency		4.2 GHz
Transistor count		4940 Million
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory frequency	2667 MHz	2933 MHz
Supported memory types		DDR4
Graphics
Graphics max frequency	1000 MHz
iGPU core count	3
Processor graphics	Radeon Vega 3 Graphics
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Compatibility
Sockets supported	AM4	AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	95 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Thermal Solution		Wraith Spire
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0 x16
Advanced Technologies
AMD Ryzen VR-Ready Premium
AMD SenseMI
AMD StoreMI technology
Intel® AES New Instructions
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)