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.

AMD Athlon II X2 240e

AMD Athlon 64 3000+

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	2692
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