AMD E-240 vs AMD Turion X2 RM-74

Comparative analysis of AMD E-240 and AMD Turion X2 RM-74 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Virtualization, Advanced Technologies. 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD E-240

  • CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 10 month(s) later
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 40 nm vs 65 nm
  • Around 94% lower typical power consumption: 18 Watt vs 35 Watt
Launch date 9 November 2010 vs 1 January 2009
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm vs 65 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 18 Watt vs 35 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Turion X2 RM-74

  • 1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
  • 1 more threads: 2 vs 1
  • Around 47% higher clock speed: 2.2 GHz vs 1.5 GHz
  • 4x 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 83% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 738 vs 403
  • 3.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 655 vs 195
  • Around 62% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 994 vs 614
  • 3.2x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1795 vs 557
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 2 vs 1
Number of threads 2 vs 1
Maximum frequency 2.2 GHz vs 1.5 GHz
L1 cache 256 KB vs 64 KB
L2 cache 1024 KB vs 512 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 738 vs 403
PassMark - CPU mark 655 vs 195
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 994 vs 614
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1795 vs 557

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD E-240
CPU 2: AMD Turion X2 RM-74

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
403
738
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
195
655
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
614
994
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
557
1795
Name AMD E-240 AMD Turion X2 RM-74
PassMark - Single thread mark 403 738
PassMark - CPU mark 195 655
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 614 994
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 557 1795
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 0.298
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 11.462

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD E-240 AMD Turion X2 RM-74

Essentials

Architecture codename Zacate Lion
Launch date 9 November 2010 1 January 2009
Place in performance rating 3190 2401
Series AMD E-Series 2x AMD Turion
Vertical segment Laptop Laptop

Performance

64 bit support
Die size 75 mm
L1 cache 64 KB 256 KB
L2 cache 512 KB 1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 65 nm
Maximum frequency 1.5 GHz 2.2 GHz
Number of cores 1 2
Number of threads 1 2
Front-side bus (FSB) 3600 MHz

Memory

Supported memory types DDR3

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Sockets supported FT1 BGA 413-Ball S1
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 18 Watt 35 Watt

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)

Advanced Technologies

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