AMD Athlon X4 530 vs AMD Athlon II X2 240e

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon X4 530 and AMD Athlon II X2 240e processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X4 530

  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 45 nm
  • 2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 80% lower typical power consumption: 25 Watt vs 45 Watt
  • Around 81% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1786 vs 987
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 4 vs 2
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm vs 45 nm
L1 cache 256 KB vs 128 KB
L2 cache 2 MB vs 1024 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 25 Watt vs 45 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 1786 vs 987

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X2 240e

  • Around 58% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1091 vs 690
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1091 vs 690

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon X4 530
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II X2 240e

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
690
1091
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1786
987
Name AMD Athlon X4 530 AMD Athlon II X2 240e
PassMark - Single thread mark 690 1091
PassMark - CPU mark 1786 987
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 327
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 615

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Athlon X4 530 AMD Athlon II X2 240e

Essentials

Architecture codename Kabini Regor
OPN Tray AD530XJAH44HM
Place in performance rating 2656 2670
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Launch date October 2009
Launch price (MSRP) $35
Price now $34.95
Value for money (0-100) 14.30

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2000 MHz
L1 cache 256 KB 128 KB
L2 cache 2 MB 1024 KB
L3 cache None
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 45 nm
Number of cores 4 2
Number of threads 4
Die size 117 mm
Maximum frequency 2.8 GHz
Transistor count 410 million

Memory

ECC memory support
Max memory channels 1
Maximum memory size 16 GB
Supported memory types DDR3 DDR3

Graphics

Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)

Compatibility

Sockets supported AM1 AM3
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 25 Watt 45 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1

Peripherals

PCI Express revision 2.0

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)