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).

AMD Athlon II X4 620

AMD Athlon II X2 240

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 95% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2018 vs 1037
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	2018 vs 1037
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: 1078 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	1078 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

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1062

1078

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2018

1037

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

312

338

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1083

618

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

3.01

1.699

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

8.801

4.009

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

0.185

0.093

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

3.384

1.779

Name	AMD Athlon II X4 620	AMD Athlon II X2 240
PassMark - Single thread mark	1062	1078
PassMark - CPU mark	2018	1037
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
Essentials
Architecture codename	Propus	Regor
Launch date	September 2009	July 2009
Launch price (MSRP)	$65	$35
Place in performance rating	3091	3099
Price now	$69.99	$15.99
Value for money (0-100)	12.37	30.24
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
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
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM3	AM3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	65 Watt