AMD Ryzen 7 3800X vs AMD Athlon 240GE

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 7 3800X and AMD Athlon 240GE processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces. Benchmark processor performance analysis: Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

AMD Ryzen 7 3800X

AMD Athlon 240GE

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 3800X

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
6 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 2
12 more threads: 16 vs 4
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 14 nm
2.7x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
8x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later

Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	8 vs 2
Number of threads	16 vs 4
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 14 nm
L1 cache	512 KB vs 192 KB
L2 cache	4 MB vs 1 MB
L3 cache	32 MB vs 4 MB

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 240GE

3x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 105 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 105 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 7 3800X
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 240GE

Name	AMD Ryzen 7 3800X	AMD Athlon 240GE
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1283
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	9002
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	6209
PassMark - Single thread mark		1968
PassMark - CPU mark		4534

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 7 3800X	AMD Athlon 240GE
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2
Family	Ryzen 7	AMD Athlon Processors
Launch date	7 July 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$399
OPN PIB	100-100000025BOX
OPN Tray	100-000000025	YD240GC6M2OFB
Place in performance rating	1208	1200
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
OS Support		Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Series		AMD Athlon Desktop Processors with Radeon Vega Graphics
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.9 GHz	3.5 GHz
L1 cache	512 KB	192 KB
L2 cache	4 MB	1 MB
L3 cache	32 MB	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	4.5 GHz
Number of cores	8	2
Number of threads	16	4
Unlocked
Compute Cores		5
Maximum core temperature		95°C
Number of GPU cores		3
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory frequency	3200 MHz	2667 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200
Compatibility
Sockets supported	AM4	AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 Watt	35 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	24
PCI Express revision	4.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	x16
Advanced Technologies
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Graphics
Graphics max frequency		1000 MHz
iGPU core count		3
Processor graphics		Radeon Vega 3 Graphics
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI