AMD Athlon II X2 240e vs AMD Athlon XP-M 2400+

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II X2 240e and AMD Athlon XP-M 2400+ 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 XP-M 2400+

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X2 240e

CPU is newer: launch date 8 year(s) 8 month(s) later
1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
Around 56% higher clock speed: 2.8 GHz vs 1.8 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
2x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1097 vs 546
2.9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1007 vs 346

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	October 2009 vs January 2001
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Maximum frequency	2.8 GHz vs 1.8 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 130 nm
L2 cache	1024 KB vs 512 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1097 vs 546
PassMark - CPU mark	1007 vs 346

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon II X2 240e
CPU 2: AMD Athlon XP-M 2400+

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1097

546

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1007

346

Name	AMD Athlon II X2 240e	AMD Athlon XP-M 2400+
PassMark - Single thread mark	1097	546
PassMark - CPU mark	1007	346
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	327
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	615

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon II X2 240e	AMD Athlon XP-M 2400+
Essentials
Architecture codename	Regor	Barton
Launch date	October 2009	January 2001
Launch price (MSRP)	$35
Place in performance rating	2660	2939
Price now	$34.95
Value for money (0-100)	14.30
Vertical segment	Desktop	Laptop
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	117 mm	101 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	1.8 GHz
Number of cores	2	1
Transistor count	410 million	63 million
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM3	A
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt	45 Watt