AMD Athlon II X2 240 vs Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2180

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II X2 240 and Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2180 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).

AMD Athlon II X2 240

Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2180

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X2 240

CPU is newer: launch date 1 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 65 nm
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 47% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1078 vs 734
Around 55% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1050 vs 678
Around 40% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 338 vs 242
Around 46% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 618 vs 423

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	July 2009 vs August 2007
Maximum frequency	2.8 GHz vs 2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 65 nm
L1 cache	256 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2048 KB vs 1024 KB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1078 vs 734
PassMark - CPU mark	1050 vs 678
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	338 vs 242
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	618 vs 423

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon II X2 240
CPU 2: Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2180

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1078

734

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1050

678

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

338

242

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

618

423

Name	AMD Athlon II X2 240	Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2180
PassMark - Single thread mark	1078	734
PassMark - CPU mark	1050	678
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	338	242
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	618	423
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	Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2180
Essentials
Architecture codename	Regor	Conroe
Launch date	July 2009	August 2007
Launch price (MSRP)	$35
Place in performance rating	3112	3003
Price now	$15.99
Value for money (0-100)	30.24
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Processor Number		E2180
Series		Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status		Discontinued
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	117 mm	77 mm2
L1 cache	256 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2048 KB	1024 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	65 nm
Maximum frequency	2.8 GHz	2 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Transistor count	410 million	105 million
Base frequency		2.00 GHz
Bus Speed		800 MHz FSB
Maximum core temperature		73.3°C
VID voltage range		0.8500V-1.5V
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)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)