AMD Athlon II X2 240 vs Intel Core 2 Duo E7400

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II X2 240 and Intel Core 2 Duo E7400 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, 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), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s).

AMD Athlon II X2 240

Intel Core 2 Duo E7400

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X2 240

CPU is newer: launch date 9 month(s) later
4x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
5.5x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 1.699 vs 0.307
Around 15% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.093 vs 0.081

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	July 2009 vs October 2008
L1 cache	256 KB vs 64 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	1044 vs 1041
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	1.699 vs 0.307
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.093 vs 0.081

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Duo E7400

Around 50% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 3% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1113 vs 1081
Around 12% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 377 vs 338
Around 5% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 646 vs 618
4.8x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 19.088 vs 4.009
Around 27% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 2.262 vs 1.779

Specifications (specs)
L2 cache	3072 KB vs 2048 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1113 vs 1081
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	377 vs 338
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	646 vs 618
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	19.088 vs 4.009
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	2.262 vs 1.779

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon II X2 240
CPU 2: Intel Core 2 Duo E7400

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1081

1113

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1044

1041

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

338

377

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

618

646

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

1.699

0.307

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

CPU 1

CPU 2

4.009

19.088

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

CPU 1

CPU 2

0.093

0.081

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

1.779

2.262

Name	AMD Athlon II X2 240	Intel Core 2 Duo E7400
PassMark - Single thread mark	1081	1113
PassMark - CPU mark	1044	1041
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	338	377
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	618	646
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	1.699	0.307
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	4.009	19.088
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.093	0.081
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	1.779	2.262
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		0.639

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon II X2 240	Intel Core 2 Duo E7400
Essentials
Architecture codename	Regor	Wolfdale
Launch date	July 2009	October 2008
Launch price (MSRP)	$35
Place in performance rating	3100	3116
Price now	$15.99	$28.99
Value for money (0-100)	30.24	18.04
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Processor Number		E7400
Series		Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status		Discontinued
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	117 mm	82 mm2
L1 cache	256 KB	64 KB
L2 cache	2048 KB	3072 KB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	45 nm
Maximum frequency	2.8 GHz	2.8 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Transistor count	410 million	228 million
Base frequency		2.80 GHz
Bus Speed		1066 MHz FSB
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		74 °C
Maximum core temperature		74.1°C
VID voltage range		0.8500V-1.3625V
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM3	LGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
FSB parity
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)