AMD Athlon II X2 240 vs AMD Phenom II X3 705e

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II X2 240 and AMD Phenom II X3 705e 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 Phenom II X3 705e

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X2 240

CPU is newer: launch date 0 month(s) later
Around 12% higher clock speed: 2.8 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
Around 33% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 12% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1081 vs 962

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	July 2009 vs June 2009
Maximum frequency	2.8 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
L2 cache	2048 KB vs 512 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1081 vs 962

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X3 705e

1 more cores, run more applications at once: 3 vs 2
Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 17% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1222 vs 1044
Around 14% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 1.938 vs 1.699
Around 95% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 7.825 vs 4.009
Around 32% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.123 vs 0.093
Around 45% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 2.578 vs 1.779

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	3 vs 2
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 256 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	1222 vs 1044
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	1.938 vs 1.699
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	7.825 vs 4.009
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.123 vs 0.093
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	2.578 vs 1.779

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon II X2 240
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X3 705e

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1081

962

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1044

1222

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

1.699

1.938

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

4.009

7.825

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

0.093

0.123

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

1.779

2.578

Name	AMD Athlon II X2 240	AMD Phenom II X3 705e
PassMark - Single thread mark	1081	962
PassMark - CPU mark	1044	1222
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	338
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	618
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	1.699	1.938
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	4.009	7.825
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.093	0.123
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	1.779	2.578

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon II X2 240	AMD Phenom II X3 705e
Essentials
Architecture codename	Regor	Heka
Launch date	July 2009	June 2009
Launch price (MSRP)	$35	$152
Place in performance rating	3100	3093
Price now	$15.99	$152.34
Value for money (0-100)	30.24	4.31
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	117 mm	258 mm
L1 cache	256 KB	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2048 KB	512 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	45 nm
Maximum frequency	2.8 GHz	2.5 GHz
Number of cores	2	3
Transistor count	410 million	758 million
L3 cache		6144 KB (shared)
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	65 Watt