AMD Athlon II X2 255 vs AMD Athlon II X2 240

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II X2 255 and AMD Athlon II X2 240 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, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

AMD Athlon II X2 255

AMD Athlon II X2 240

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X2 255

CPU is newer: launch date 6 month(s) later
Around 11% higher clock speed: 3.1 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
Around 44% lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 65 Watt
Around 15% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1238 vs 1078
Around 15% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1208 vs 1050
Around 4% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 353 vs 338
Around 7% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 660 vs 618

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	January 2010 vs July 2009
Maximum frequency	3.1 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1238 vs 1078
PassMark - CPU mark	1208 vs 1050
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	353 vs 338
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	660 vs 618

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon II X2 255
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II X2 240

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1238

1078

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1208

1050

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

353

338

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

660

618

Name	AMD Athlon II X2 255	AMD Athlon II X2 240
PassMark - Single thread mark	1238	1078
PassMark - CPU mark	1208	1050
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	353	338
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	660	618
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		1.699
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		4.009
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.093
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		1.779

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon II X2 255	AMD Athlon II X2 240
Essentials
Architecture codename	Regor	Regor
Family	AMD Athlon Processors
Launch date	January 2010	July 2009
Launch price (MSRP)	$60	$35
OPN PIB	AD255EHDGMBOX
OPN Tray	AD255EHDK23GM
Place in performance rating	2546	3112
Price now	$65.22	$15.99
Series	AMD Athlon II X2
Value for money (0-100)	8.34	30.24
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.1 GHz
Die size	117 mm	117 mm
L1 cache	256 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	2048 KB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	72°C
Maximum frequency	3.1 GHz	2.8 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2
Transistor count	410 million	410 million
Unlocked
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM3	AM3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt	65 Watt