AMD Athlon II X2 235e vs AMD Athlon II X2 240e

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II X2 235e 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 235e

AMD Athlon II X2 240e

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X2 235e

Around 1% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1098 vs 1091
Around 9% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1079 vs 987

Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1098 vs 1091
PassMark - CPU mark	1079 vs 987

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X2 240e

Around 4% higher clock speed: 2.8 GHz vs 2.7 GHz
Around 12% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 327 vs 292
Around 8% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 615 vs 571

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	2.8 GHz vs 2.7 GHz
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	327 vs 292
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	615 vs 571

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon II X2 235e
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II X2 240e

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1098

1091

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1079

987

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

292

327

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

571

615

Name	AMD Athlon II X2 235e	AMD Athlon II X2 240e
PassMark - Single thread mark	1098	1091
PassMark - CPU mark	1079	987
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	292	327
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	571	615

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon II X2 235e	AMD Athlon II X2 240e
Essentials
Architecture codename	Regor	Regor
Launch date	October 2009	October 2009
Launch price (MSRP)	$84	$35
Place in performance rating	2682	2667
Price now	$181.88	$34.95
Value for money (0-100)	2.69	14.30
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	117 mm	117 mm
L1 cache	128 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB	1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	45 nm
Maximum frequency	2.7 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)	45 Watt	45 Watt