AMD Athlon II X2 240e vs AMD Sempron LE-1250

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II X2 240e and AMD Sempron LE-1250 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 Sempron LE-1250

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X2 240e

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 0 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 65 nm
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.1x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1091 vs 508
3.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 987 vs 301

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	October 2009 vs October 2007
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Maximum frequency	2.8 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 65 nm
L2 cache	1024 KB vs 512 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1091 vs 508
PassMark - CPU mark	987 vs 301

Reasons to consider the AMD Sempron LE-1250

2.9x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 955 vs 327
Around 49% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 918 vs 615

Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	955 vs 327
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	918 vs 615

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon II X2 240e
CPU 2: AMD Sempron LE-1250

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1091

508

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

987

301

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

327

955

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

615

918

Name	AMD Athlon II X2 240e	AMD Sempron LE-1250
PassMark - Single thread mark	1091	508
PassMark - CPU mark	987	301
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	327	955
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	615	918

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon II X2 240e	AMD Sempron LE-1250
Essentials
Architecture codename	Regor	Sparta
Launch date	October 2009	October 2007
Launch price (MSRP)	$35	$29
Place in performance rating	2667	2649
Price now	$34.95	$99.95
Value for money (0-100)	14.30	1.60
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	117 mm
L1 cache	128 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB	512 KB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	65 nm
Maximum frequency	2.8 GHz	2.2 GHz
Number of cores	2	1
Transistor count	410 million
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	45 Watt