AMD Phenom II X4 975 BE vs AMD Athlon II X2 240e

Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom II X4 975 BE and AMD Athlon II X2 240e 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, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X4 975 BE

• CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 3 month(s) later
• Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
• 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
• Around 29% higher clock speed: 3.6 GHz vs 2.8 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 23% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1344 vs 1097
• 2.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2610 vs 1007
• Around 46% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 477 vs 327
• 2.6x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1584 vs 615

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X2 240e

• 2.8x lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 125 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Phenom II X4 975 BE
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II X2 240e

PassMark - Single thread mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	1344 1097
PassMark - CPU mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	2610 1007
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	CPU 1 CPU 2	477 327
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	CPU 1 CPU 2	1584 615

Compare specifications (specs)