AMD Athlon II X2 240 vs Intel Pentium E5400

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II X2 240 and Intel Pentium E5400 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 E5400

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X2 240

CPU is newer: launch date 5 month(s) later
Around 4% higher clock speed: 2.8 GHz vs 2.7 GHz
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 6% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1037 vs 975
Around 6% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 338 vs 318
Around 14% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 618 vs 543
5.6x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 1.699 vs 0.302
Around 22% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.093 vs 0.076

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	July 2009 vs January 2009
Maximum frequency	2.8 GHz vs 2.7 GHz
L1 cache	256 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	1037 vs 975
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	338 vs 318
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	618 vs 543
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	1.699 vs 0.302
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.093 vs 0.076

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium E5400

3.3x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 13.111 vs 4.009
Around 18% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 2.098 vs 1.779

Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1081 vs 1078
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	13.111 vs 4.009
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	2.098 vs 1.779

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon II X2 240
CPU 2: Intel Pentium E5400

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1078

1081

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1037

975

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

338

318

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

618

543

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

1.699

0.302

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

CPU 1

CPU 2

4.009

13.111

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

CPU 1

CPU 2

0.093

0.076

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

1.779

2.098

Name	AMD Athlon II X2 240	Intel Pentium E5400
PassMark - Single thread mark	1078	1081
PassMark - CPU mark	1037	975
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	338	318
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	618	543
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	1.699	0.302
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	4.009	13.111
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.093	0.076
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	1.779	2.098

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon II X2 240	Intel Pentium E5400
Essentials
Architecture codename	Regor	Wolfdale
Launch date	July 2009	January 2009
Launch price (MSRP)	$35	$55
Place in performance rating	3099	3114
Price now	$15.99	$19.99
Value for money (0-100)	30.24	23.54
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Processor Number		E5400
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	2.7 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Transistor count	410 million	228 million
Base frequency		2.70 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
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)