AMD Athlon II X4 620 vs AMD Athlon II X2 240
Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II X4 620 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, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, 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).
Differences
Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X4 620
- CPU is newer: launch date 2 month(s) later
- 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
- 2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
- Around 93% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2019 vs 1044
- Around 75% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1083 vs 618
- Around 77% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 3.01 vs 1.699
- 2.2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 8.801 vs 4.009
- Around 99% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.185 vs 0.093
- Around 90% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 3.384 vs 1.779
Specifications (specs) | |
Launch date | September 2009 vs July 2009 |
Number of cores | 4 vs 2 |
L1 cache | 128 KB (per core) vs 256 KB |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - CPU mark | 2019 vs 1044 |
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 1083 vs 618 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 3.01 vs 1.699 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 8.801 vs 4.009 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) | 0.185 vs 0.093 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) | 3.384 vs 1.779 |
Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X2 240
- Around 8% higher clock speed: 2.8 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
- Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt
- Around 2% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1081 vs 1062
- Around 8% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 338 vs 312
Specifications (specs) | |
Maximum frequency | 2.8 GHz vs 2.6 GHz |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 65 Watt vs 95 Watt |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - Single thread mark | 1081 vs 1062 |
Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 338 vs 312 |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: AMD Athlon II X4 620
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II X2 240
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PassMark - CPU mark |
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Geekbench 4 - Single Core |
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Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core |
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CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) |
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CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) |
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CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) |
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CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) |
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Name | AMD Athlon II X4 620 | AMD Athlon II X2 240 |
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PassMark - Single thread mark | 1062 | 1081 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 2019 | 1044 |
Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 312 | 338 |
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 1083 | 618 |
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score | 0 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 3.01 | 1.699 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 8.801 | 4.009 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) | 0.185 | 0.093 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) | 3.384 | 1.779 |
Compare specifications (specs)
AMD Athlon II X4 620 | AMD Athlon II X2 240 | |
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Architecture codename | Propus | Regor |
Launch date | September 2009 | July 2009 |
Launch price (MSRP) | $65 | $35 |
Place in performance rating | 3091 | 3100 |
Price now | $69.99 | $15.99 |
Value for money (0-100) | 12.37 | 30.24 |
Vertical segment | Desktop | Desktop |
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64 bit support | ||
Die size | 169 mm | 117 mm |
L1 cache | 128 KB (per core) | 256 KB |
L2 cache | 512 KB (per core) | 2048 KB |
Manufacturing process technology | 45 nm | 45 nm |
Maximum frequency | 2.6 GHz | 2.8 GHz |
Number of cores | 4 | 2 |
Transistor count | 300 million | 410 million |
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Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR3 |
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Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | 1 |
Sockets supported | AM3 | AM3 |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 95 Watt | 65 Watt |