AMD Athlon II X2 240 vs AMD Sempron 2800+

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II X2 240 and AMD Sempron 2800+ 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 Sempron 2800+

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X2 240

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 2 month(s) later
1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
Around 75% higher clock speed: 2.8 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 65 nm
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
16x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.6x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1078 vs 408
4.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1050 vs 243

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	July 2009 vs May 2006
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Maximum frequency	2.8 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 65 nm
L1 cache	256 KB vs 128 KB
L2 cache	2048 KB vs 128 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1078 vs 408
PassMark - CPU mark	1050 vs 243

Reasons to consider the AMD Sempron 2800+

Around 44% lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 65 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 65 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon II X2 240
CPU 2: AMD Sempron 2800+

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1078

408

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1050

243

Name	AMD Athlon II X2 240	AMD Sempron 2800+
PassMark - Single thread mark	1078	408
PassMark - CPU mark	1050	243
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	338
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	618
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 Sempron 2800+
Essentials
Architecture codename	Regor	Manila
Launch date	July 2009	May 2006
Launch price (MSRP)	$35	$104
Place in performance rating	3112	3142
Price now	$15.99	$19.99
Value for money (0-100)	30.24	5.65
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Family		AMD Sempron
OPN Tray		AXDA2800DKV4D
Series		AMD Sempron
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	117 mm	103 mm
L1 cache	256 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	2048 KB	128 KB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	65 nm
Maximum frequency	2.8 GHz	1.6 GHz
Number of cores	2	1
Transistor count	410 million	81 million
Base frequency		56 MHz
Maximum core temperature		70°C
Unlocked
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	45 Watt