AMD Athlon II X2 240e vs Intel Core 2 Duo E8300

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II X2 240e and Intel Core 2 Duo E8300 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, 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

Intel Core 2 Duo E8300

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X2 240e

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 5 month(s) later
Around 44% lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 65 Watt
Around 2% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1100 vs 1075
Around 1% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1002 vs 997

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	October 2009 vs April 2008
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1100 vs 1075
PassMark - CPU mark	1002 vs 997

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Duo E8300

Around 1% higher clock speed: 2.83 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
6x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 13% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 371 vs 327
Around 2% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 628 vs 615

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	2.83 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
L2 cache	6144 KB vs 1024 KB
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	371 vs 327
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	628 vs 615

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon II X2 240e
CPU 2: Intel Core 2 Duo E8300

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1100

1075

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1002

997

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

327

371

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

615

628

Name	AMD Athlon II X2 240e	Intel Core 2 Duo E8300
PassMark - Single thread mark	1100	1075
PassMark - CPU mark	1002	997
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	327	371
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	615	628

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon II X2 240e	Intel Core 2 Duo E8300
Essentials
Architecture codename	Regor	Wolfdale
Launch date	October 2009	April 2008
Launch price (MSRP)	$35
Place in performance rating	2662	2645
Price now	$34.95	$19.99
Value for money (0-100)	14.30	29.35
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Processor Number		E8300
Series		Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status		Discontinued
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	117 mm	107 mm2
L1 cache	128 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB	6144 KB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	45 nm
Maximum frequency	2.8 GHz	2.83 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Transistor count	410 million	410 million
Base frequency		2.83 GHz
Bus Speed		1333 MHz FSB
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		72 °C
Maximum core temperature		72.4°C
VID voltage range		0.8500V-1.3625V
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM3	LGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt	65 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
FSB parity
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)