AMD Athlon II X2 240 vs Intel Pentium E5200

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II X2 240 and Intel Pentium E5200 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 E5200

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X2 240

CPU is newer: launch date 10 month(s) later
Around 12% higher clock speed: 2.8 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 7% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1080 vs 1005
Around 11% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1042 vs 936
Around 14% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 338 vs 296
Around 20% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 618 vs 514
6.1x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 1.699 vs 0.277
Around 58% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.093 vs 0.059

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	July 2009 vs August 2008
Maximum frequency	2.8 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
L1 cache	256 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1080 vs 1005
PassMark - CPU mark	1042 vs 936
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	338 vs 296
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	618 vs 514
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	1.699 vs 0.277
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.093 vs 0.059

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium E5200

2.6x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 10.446 vs 4.009

Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	10.446 vs 4.009

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon II X2 240
CPU 2: Intel Pentium E5200

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1080

1005

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1042

936

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

338

296

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

618

514

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

1.699

0.277

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

CPU 1

CPU 2

4.009

10.446

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

CPU 1

CPU 2

0.093

0.059

Name	AMD Athlon II X2 240	Intel Pentium E5200
PassMark - Single thread mark	1080	1005
PassMark - CPU mark	1042	936
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	338	296
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	618	514
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	1.699	0.277
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	4.009	10.446
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.093	0.059
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	1.779

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon II X2 240	Intel Pentium E5200
Essentials
Architecture codename	Regor	Wolfdale
Launch date	July 2009	August 2008
Launch price (MSRP)	$35	$99
Place in performance rating	3099	3101
Price now	$15.99	$89.95
Value for money (0-100)	30.24	4.87
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Processor Number		E5200
Series		Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status		Discontinued
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	117 mm	82 mm2
L1 cache	256 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2048 KB	2048 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	45 nm
Maximum frequency	2.8 GHz	2.5 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Transistor count	410 million	228 million
Base frequency		2.50 GHz
Bus Speed		800 MHz FSB
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)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)