AMD Athlon 240GE Benchmark, Test and specs

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CPU lineage

The AMD Athlon 240GE features 2 processor cores and has the capability to manage 4 threads concurrently. It was released in Q3/2018 and belongs to the 5 generation of the AMD Athlon series. To use the AMD Athlon 240GE, you'll need a motherboard with a AM4 (PGA 1331) socket.
Name: AMD Athlon 240GE
Family: AMD Athlon
Group: AMD Athlon 200
Segment: Mobile
Generation: 5

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD Athlon 240GE has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD Athlon 240GE is 3.5 GHz and turbo frequency for one core is 3.5 GHz.
CPU Cores: 2
Threads: 4
Cores: 2x
Core architecture: normal
Hyperthreading: Yes
Overclocking: No
Frequency: 3.5 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 core): 3.5 GHz
Turbo Frequency (all cores): 3.5 GHz

Internal Graphics

The AMD Athlon 240GE has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the AMD Athlon 240GE uses the AMD Radeon Vega 3 Graphics, which has 192 texture shaders and 3 execution units. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.
GPU name: AMD Radeon Vega 3 Graphics
GPU frequency: 1.1 GHz
GPU (Turbo): --
Execution units: 3
Shaders: 192
Max. GPU Memory: 2.0 GB
Max. displays: --
Generation: 8
Direct X: 12
Technology: 14 nm
Release date: Q1/2018

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.
h265 / HEVC (8 bit): Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC (10 bit): Decode / Encode
h264: Decode / Encode
VP8: Decode / Encode
VP9: Decode / Encode
AV1: No
AVC: Decode / Encode
VC-1: Decode
JPEG: Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

Memory type: DDR4-2666
Max. Memory: 0 bytes
Memory channels: 2
Bandwidth: 42.7 GB/s
ECC: Yes
PCIe: pci
AES-NI: Yes

Thermal Management

The processor has a thermal design power (TDP) of 35 W watts. TDP indicates the cooling solution needed to effectively manage the processor's heat. It generally provides an approximate indication of the actual power consumption of the CPU itself.
TDP (PL1 / PBP): 35 W
TDP (PL2): None
TDP up: None
TDP down: None
Tjunction max: --

Technical details

The AMD Athlon 240GE is manufactured using a 14 nm process. A smaller manufacturing process indicates a more contemporary and energy-efficient CPU. In total, this processor boasts a generous 4.0 MB cache. A substantial cache can significantly enhance the processor's performance, particularly in scenarios like gaming.
Technology: 14 nm
Chip design: --
Socket: AM4 (PGA 1331)
L2-Cache: 0 bytes
L3-Cache: 4.0 MB
Architecture: Raven Ridge (Zen+)
Operating systems:
Virtualization: AMD-V, SVM
Instruction set (ISA): x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions: SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, FMA3, AVX2
Release date: Q3/2018
Release price: 75 $
Part Number: --
Documents: Technical data sheet
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Benchmarks

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Intel Core i5-4460S
4C 4T @ 2.9 GHz
4543
4543
Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G
NoneC NoneT @ --
4534
4534
AMD Athlon 240GE
2C 4T @ 3.5 GHz
4534
4534
Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G
NoneC NoneT @ --
4534
4534
Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
8C 8T @ 2.84 GHz
4527
4527

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i5-3340
4C 4T @ 3.1 GHz
2402
2402
Intel Core i5-3350P
4C 4T @ 3.1 GHz
2399
2399
AMD Athlon 240GE
2C 4T @ 3.5 GHz
2389
2389
Intel Core i5-7442EQ
4C 4T @ 2.1 GHz
2387
2387
Intel Core i3-1005G1
2C 4T @ 1.2 GHz
2385
2385

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Intel Core i7-6820HK
4C 8T @ 2.7 GHz
931
931
Intel Xeon E5-2637 v3
4C 8T @ 3.5 GHz
931
931
AMD Athlon 240GE
2C 4T @ 3.5 GHz
930
930
Intel Core i3-10100TE
4C 8T @ 2.3 GHz
929
929
Intel Celeron G5925
2C 2T @ 3.6 GHz
928
928

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i5-2400
4C 4T @ 3.1 GHz
863
863
AMD FX-6300
6C 6T @ 3.5 GHz
854
854
AMD Athlon 240GE
2C 4T @ 3.5 GHz
841
841
Intel Pentium G4600
2C 4T @ 3.6 GHz
838
838
AMD FX-6200
6C 6T @ 3.8 GHz
836
836

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i5-7287U
2C 4T @ 3.3 GHz
401
401
Intel Pentium Gold G6400E
2C 4T @ 3.8 GHz
397
397
AMD Athlon 240GE
2C 4T @ 3.5 GHz
397
397
Intel Pentium Gold G6400E
2C 4T @ 3.8 GHz
397
397
Intel Pentium Gold G5420
2C 4T @ 3.8 GHz
395
395

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Intel Pentium Gold G6400TE
2C 4T @ 3.2 GHz
336
336
Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3
4C 8T @ 3.3 GHz
334
334
AMD Athlon 240GE
2C 4T @ 3.5 GHz
334
334
Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3
4C 8T @ 3.3 GHz
334
334
AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 1200
4C 4T @ 3.1 GHz
333
333

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Intel Core i3-4340
2C 4T @ 3.6 GHz
142
142
Intel Core i3-4350
2C 4T @ 3.6 GHz
142
142
AMD Athlon 240GE
2C 4T @ 3.5 GHz
142
142
AMD Ryzen 3 2200G
4C 4T @ 3.5 GHz
142
142
AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 2200G
4C 4T @ 3.5 GHz
142
142