AMD Athlon II X2 240e vs AMD Athlon 64 3300+

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II X2 240e and AMD Athlon 64 3300+ 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 3300+

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X2 240e

CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 5 month(s) later
1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
Around 17% higher clock speed: 2.8 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 130 nm
4x 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 49% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1091 vs 734
Around 71% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 987 vs 576

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	October 2009 vs April 2004
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Maximum frequency	2.8 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 130 nm
L2 cache	1024 KB vs 256 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 89 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1091 vs 734
PassMark - CPU mark	987 vs 576

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon II X2 240e
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 3300+

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1091

734

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

987

576

Name	AMD Athlon II X2 240e	AMD Athlon 64 3300+
PassMark - Single thread mark	1091	734
PassMark - CPU mark	987	576
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	327
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	615

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon II X2 240e	AMD Athlon 64 3300+
Essentials
Architecture codename	Regor	NewCastle
Launch date	October 2009	April 2004
Launch price (MSRP)	$35
Place in performance rating	2670	2675
Price now	$34.95
Value for money (0-100)	14.30
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	117 mm	144 mm
L1 cache	128 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB	256 KB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	130 nm
Maximum frequency	2.8 GHz	2.4 GHz
Number of cores	2	1
Transistor count	410 million	105 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