AMD Athlon II X2 235e vs AMD Athlon X2 BE-2350

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II X2 235e and AMD Athlon X2 BE-2350 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 X2 BE-2350

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X2 235e

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 0 month(s) later
Around 29% higher clock speed: 2.7 GHz vs 2.1 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 65 nm
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 56% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1098 vs 705
Around 83% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1079 vs 591

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	October 2009 vs October 2007
Maximum frequency	2.7 GHz vs 2.1 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 65 nm
L2 cache	1024 KB vs 512 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1098 vs 705
PassMark - CPU mark	1079 vs 591

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X2 BE-2350

2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later

L1 cache	256 KB vs 128 KB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon II X2 235e
CPU 2: AMD Athlon X2 BE-2350

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1098

705

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1079

591

Name	AMD Athlon II X2 235e	AMD Athlon X2 BE-2350
PassMark - Single thread mark	1098	705
PassMark - CPU mark	1079	591
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	292
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	571

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon II X2 235e	AMD Athlon X2 BE-2350
Essentials
Architecture codename	Regor	Brisbane
Launch date	October 2009	October 2007
Launch price (MSRP)	$84
Place in performance rating	2685	2698
Price now	$181.88
Value for money (0-100)	2.69
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	117 mm	126 mm
L1 cache	128 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB	512 KB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	65 nm
Maximum frequency	2.7 GHz	2.1 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Transistor count	410 million	154 million
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM3	AM2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt	45 Watt