AMD Athlon II X2 215 vs AMD Athlon II X2 235e

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II X2 215 and AMD Athlon II X2 235e processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD Athlon II X2 215

AMD Athlon II X2 235e

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X2 215

Around 12% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 327 vs 292
Around 5% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 597 vs 571

Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	327 vs 292
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	597 vs 571

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X2 235e

2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 44% lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 65 Watt
Around 7% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1098 vs 1023
Around 11% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1079 vs 973

Specifications (specs)
L2 cache	1024 KB vs 512 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1098 vs 1023
PassMark - CPU mark	1079 vs 973

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon II X2 215
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II X2 235e

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1023

1098

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

973

1079

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

327

292

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

597

571

Name	AMD Athlon II X2 215	AMD Athlon II X2 235e
PassMark - Single thread mark	1023	1098
PassMark - CPU mark	973	1079
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	327	292
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	597	571

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon II X2 215	AMD Athlon II X2 235e
Essentials
Architecture codename	Regor	Regor
Launch date	October 2009	October 2009
Launch price (MSRP)	$45	$84
Place in performance rating	2697	2685
Price now	$11.99	$181.88
Value for money (0-100)	38.69	2.69
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	117 mm	117 mm
L1 cache	128 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	45 nm
Maximum frequency	2.7 GHz	2.7 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Transistor count	410 million	410 million
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM3	AM3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	45 Watt