AMD Athlon II X2 240 vs AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II X2 240 and AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ 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, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

AMD Athlon II X2 240

AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X2 240

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 10 month(s) later
Around 40% higher clock speed: 2.8 GHz vs 2 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 90 nm
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 37% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 89 Watt
Around 67% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1078 vs 646
Around 8% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1037 vs 958
Around 60% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 338 vs 211
Around 66% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 618 vs 373

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	July 2009 vs August 2005
Maximum frequency	2.8 GHz vs 2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 90 nm
L1 cache	256 KB vs 128 KB
L2 cache	2048 KB vs 512 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 89 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1078 vs 646
PassMark - CPU mark	1037 vs 958
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	338 vs 211
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	618 vs 373

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon II X2 240
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1078

646

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1037

958

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

338

211

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

618

373

Name	AMD Athlon II X2 240	AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+
PassMark - Single thread mark	1078	646
PassMark - CPU mark	1037	958
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	338	211
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	618	373
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	1.699
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	4.009
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.093
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	1.779

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon II X2 240	AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+
Essentials
Architecture codename	Regor	Manchester
Launch date	July 2009	August 2005
Launch price (MSRP)	$35
Place in performance rating	3099	3081
Price now	$15.99
Value for money (0-100)	30.24
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	117 mm	156 mm
L1 cache	256 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	2048 KB	512 KB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	90 nm
Maximum frequency	2.8 GHz	2 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	939
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	89 Watt