AMD Athlon II X2 220 vs AMD Athlon II X2 240e

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II X2 220 and AMD Athlon II X2 240e 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 220

AMD Athlon II X2 240e

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X2 220

CPU is newer: launch date 11 month(s) later
Around 3% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1042 vs 1007
Around 4% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 339 vs 327

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	September 2010 vs October 2009
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	1042 vs 1007
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	339 vs 327

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X2 240e

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 1% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1097 vs 1091
Around 2% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 615 vs 603

Specifications (specs)
L2 cache	1024 KB vs 512 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1097 vs 1091
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	615 vs 603

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon II X2 220
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II X2 240e

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1091

1097

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1042

1007

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

339

327

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

603

615

Name	AMD Athlon II X2 220	AMD Athlon II X2 240e
PassMark - Single thread mark	1091	1097
PassMark - CPU mark	1042	1007
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	339	327
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	603	615

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon II X2 220	AMD Athlon II X2 240e
Essentials
Architecture codename	Regor	Regor
Launch date	September 2010	October 2009
Launch price (MSRP)	$32	$35
Place in performance rating	2649	2652
Price now	$32.19	$34.95
Value for money (0-100)	14.92	14.30
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	2.8 GHz	2.8 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