AMD Athlon II X2 240e vs AMD Phenom X3 8250e

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II X2 240e and AMD Phenom X3 8250e processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Virtualization. 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 Phenom X3 8250e

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X2 240e

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 0 month(s) later
Around 47% higher clock speed: 2.8 GHz vs 1.9 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 65 nm
Around 44% lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 65 Watt
Around 50% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1097 vs 729

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	October 2009 vs September 2008
Maximum frequency	2.8 GHz vs 1.9 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 65 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1097 vs 729

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom X3 8250e

1 more cores, run more applications at once: 3 vs 2
3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 50% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 8% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1084 vs 1007

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	3 vs 2
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 128 KB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core) vs 1024 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	1084 vs 1007

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon II X2 240e
CPU 2: AMD Phenom X3 8250e

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1097

729

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1007

1084

Name	AMD Athlon II X2 240e	AMD Phenom X3 8250e
PassMark - Single thread mark	1097	729
PassMark - CPU mark	1007	1084
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	327
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	615

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon II X2 240e	AMD Phenom X3 8250e
Essentials
Architecture codename	Regor	Toliman
Launch date	October 2009	September 2008
Launch price (MSRP)	$35
Place in performance rating	2660	2662
Price now	$34.95
Value for money (0-100)	14.30
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	117 mm	285 mm
L1 cache	128 KB	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1024 KB	512 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	65 nm
Maximum frequency	2.8 GHz	1.9 GHz
Number of cores	2	3
Transistor count	410 million	450 million
L3 cache		2048 KB (shared)
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM3	AM2+
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt	65 Watt
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)