AMD Athlon II X2 240e vs AMD Athlon 64 3700+

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II X2 240e and AMD Athlon 64 3700+ 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 3700+

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 27% higher clock speed: 2.8 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 90 nm
Around 98% lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 89 Watt
2.5x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1100 vs 435
2.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1002 vs 394

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	October 2009 vs May 2004
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Maximum frequency	2.8 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 90 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 89 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1100 vs 435
PassMark - CPU mark	1002 vs 394

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 3700+

3.1x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1018 vs 327
Around 59% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 979 vs 615

Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1018 vs 327
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	979 vs 615

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon II X2 240e
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 3700+

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1100

435

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1002

394

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

327

1018

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

615

979

Name	AMD Athlon II X2 240e	AMD Athlon 64 3700+
PassMark - Single thread mark	1100	435
PassMark - CPU mark	1002	394
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	327	1018
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	615	979

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon II X2 240e	AMD Athlon 64 3700+
Essentials
Architecture codename	Regor	San Diego
Launch date	October 2009	May 2004
Launch price (MSRP)	$35	$69
Place in performance rating	2662	2666
Price now	$34.95	$69
Value for money (0-100)	14.30	2.56
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	117 mm	115 mm
L1 cache	128 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB	1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	90 nm
Maximum frequency	2.8 GHz	2.2 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	939
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt	89 Watt