AMD E-240 vs AMD Phenom II X3 N830

Comparative analysis of AMD E-240 and AMD Phenom II X3 N830 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Virtualization. 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 E-240

AMD Phenom II X3 N830

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD E-240

CPU is newer: launch date 5 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 40 nm vs 45 nm
Around 94% lower typical power consumption: 18 Watt vs 35 Watt
2.3x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 614 vs 271
Around 39% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 11.462 vs 8.244

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	9 November 2010 vs 12 May 2010
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm vs 45 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	18 Watt vs 35 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	614 vs 271
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	11.462 vs 8.244

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X3 N830

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 3 vs 1
2 more threads: 3 vs 1
Around 40% higher clock speed: 2.1 GHz vs 1.5 GHz
3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.1x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 828 vs 403
6.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1241 vs 195
Around 24% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 688 vs 557
6.3x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 1.863 vs 0.298

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	3 vs 1
Number of threads	3 vs 1
Maximum frequency	2.1 GHz vs 1.5 GHz
L2 cache	1536 KB vs 512 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	828 vs 403
PassMark - CPU mark	1241 vs 195
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	688 vs 557
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	1.863 vs 0.298

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD E-240
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X3 N830

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

403

828

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

195

1241

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

614

271

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

557

688

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

0.298

1.863

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

CPU 1

CPU 2

11.462

8.244

Name	AMD E-240	AMD Phenom II X3 N830
PassMark - Single thread mark	403	828
PassMark - CPU mark	195	1241
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	614	271
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	557	688
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	0.298	1.863
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	11.462	8.244
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.113
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		2.19

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD E-240	AMD Phenom II X3 N830
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zacate	Champlain
Launch date	9 November 2010	12 May 2010
Place in performance rating	3190	3192
Series	AMD E-Series	3x AMD Phenom II
Vertical segment	Laptop	Laptop
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	75 mm
L1 cache	64 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	1536 KB
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	45 nm
Maximum frequency	1.5 GHz	2.1 GHz
Number of cores	1	3
Number of threads	1	3
Front-side bus (FSB)		3600 MHz
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Sockets supported	FT1 BGA 413-Ball	S1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	18 Watt	35 Watt
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)