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).

 

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 8% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1081 vs 1000
  • Around 12% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1044 vs 933
  • 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 1081 vs 1000
PassMark - CPU mark 1044 vs 933
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
1081
1000
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1044
933
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 1081 1000
PassMark - CPU mark 1044 933
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 3100 3119
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)