AMD Athlon II X2 240 vs AMD Phenom X4 9650

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II X2 240 and AMD Phenom X4 9650 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Virtualization. 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 X4 9650

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X2 240

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 4 month(s) later
Around 22% higher clock speed: 2.8 GHz vs 2.3 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 65 nm
Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Around 18% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1078 vs 910
Around 19% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 338 vs 283
2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 1.699 vs 0.833

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	July 2009 vs March 2008
Maximum frequency	2.8 GHz vs 2.3 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 65 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1078 vs 910
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	338 vs 283
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	1.699 vs 0.833

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom X4 9650

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 66% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1743 vs 1050
Around 60% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 990 vs 618
2.1x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 8.403 vs 4.009

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 256 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	1743 vs 1050
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	990 vs 618
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	8.403 vs 4.009

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon II X2 240
CPU 2: AMD Phenom X4 9650

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1078

910

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1050

1743

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

338

283

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

618

990

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

1.699

0.833

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

CPU 1

CPU 2

4.009

8.403

Name	AMD Athlon II X2 240	AMD Phenom X4 9650
PassMark - Single thread mark	1078	910
PassMark - CPU mark	1050	1743
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	338	283
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	618	990
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	1.699	0.833
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	4.009	8.403
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 Phenom X4 9650
Essentials
Architecture codename	Regor	Agena
Launch date	July 2009	March 2008
Launch price (MSRP)	$35
Place in performance rating	3112	3047
Price now	$15.99
Value for money (0-100)	30.24
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	117 mm	285 mm
L1 cache	256 KB	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2048 KB	512 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	65 nm
Maximum frequency	2.8 GHz	2.3 GHz
Number of cores	2	4
Transistor count	410 million	450 million
L3 cache		2048 KB (shared)
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM3	AM2+
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	95 Watt
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)