AMD Athlon II X2 240e vs AMD Athlon 64 3000+

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II X2 240e and AMD Athlon 64 3000+ processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X2 240e

  • CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 10 month(s) later
  • 1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
  • 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 130 nm
  • 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 98% lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 89 Watt
  • Around 99% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1091 vs 549
  • 2.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 987 vs 463
Specifications (specs)
Launch date October 2009 vs December 2003
Number of cores 2 vs 1
Maximum frequency 2.8 GHz vs 2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 45 nm vs 130 nm
L2 cache 1024 KB vs 512 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 45 Watt vs 89 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1091 vs 549
PassMark - CPU mark 987 vs 463

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 3000+

  • 2.6x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 850 vs 327
  • Around 36% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 834 vs 615
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 850 vs 327
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 834 vs 615

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon II X2 240e
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 3000+

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1091
549
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
987
463
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
327
850
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
615
834
Name AMD Athlon II X2 240e AMD Athlon 64 3000+
PassMark - Single thread mark 1091 549
PassMark - CPU mark 987 463
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 327 850
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 615 834

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Athlon II X2 240e AMD Athlon 64 3000+

Essentials

Architecture codename Regor Clawhammer
Launch date October 2009 December 2003
Launch price (MSRP) $35 $65
Place in performance rating 2670 2691
Price now $34.95 $74.95
Value for money (0-100) 14.30 1.82
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop

Performance

64 bit support
Die size 117 mm 193 mm
L1 cache 128 KB 128 KB
L2 cache 1024 KB 512 KB
Manufacturing process technology 45 nm 130 nm
Maximum frequency 2.8 GHz 2 GHz
Number of cores 2 1
Transistor count 410 million 69 million

Memory

Supported memory types DDR3

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Sockets supported AM3 754
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 45 Watt 89 Watt