AMD Athlon II X2 240 Benchmark, Test and specs

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CPU lineage

The AMD Athlon II X2 240 features 2 processor cores and has the capability to manage 2 threads concurrently. It was released in Q3/2009 and belongs to the 1 generation of the AMD Athlon II series. To use the AMD Athlon II X2 240, you'll need a motherboard with a AM3 socket.
Name: AMD Athlon II X2 240
Family: AMD Athlon II
Group: AMD Athlon II X2 (Propus)
Segment: Desktop / Server
Generation: 1

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD Athlon II X2 240 has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD Athlon II X2 240 is 2.8 GHz
CPU Cores: 2
Threads: 2
Cores: 2x
Core architecture: normal
Hyperthreading: No
Overclocking: No
Frequency: 2.8 GHz

Memory & PCIe

Memory type: DDR3-1333
Max. Memory: 16.0 GB
Memory channels: 2
Bandwidth: --
ECC: No
PCIe: pci
AES-NI: No

Thermal Management

The processor has a thermal design power (TDP) of 65 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): 65 W
TDP (PL2): None
TDP up: None
TDP down: None
Tjunction max: --

Technical details

The AMD Athlon II X2 240 is manufactured using a 45 nm process. A smaller manufacturing process indicates a more contemporary and energy-efficient CPU. A substantial cache can significantly enhance the processor's performance, particularly in scenarios like gaming.
Technology: 45 nm
Chip design: --
Socket: AM3
L2-Cache: 2.0 MB
L3-Cache: 0 bytes
Architecture: Propus
Operating systems: Windows 10, Linux
Virtualization: AMD-V
Instruction set (ISA): x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions: SSE3, SSE4a, MMX, 3DNow!
Release date: Q3/2009
Release price: --
Part Number: --
Documents: Technical data sheet
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Benchmarks

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Intel Atom x5-E8000
4C 4T @ 1.04 GHz
1008
1008
Intel Core2 Duo E6750
2C 2T @ 2.66 GHz
1008
1008
AMD Athlon II X2 240
2C 2T @ 2.8 GHz
1001
1001
Intel Celeron N2930
4C 4T @ 1.83 GHz
1000
1000
AMD Athlon II X2 240e
2C 2T @ 2.8 GHz
994
994

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

AMD A6-5200
4C 4T @ 2.8 GHz
709
709
Intel Celeron 3965Y
2C 2T @ 1.5 GHz
708
708
AMD Athlon II X2 240
2C 2T @ 2.8 GHz
707
707
AMD A4-6300
2C 2T @ 3.7 GHz
703
703
AMD Athlon II X2 220
2C 2T @ 2.8 GHz
699
699

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

AMD Athlon II X3 440
3C 3T @ 3.0 GHz
374
374
AMD Athlon II X4 635
4C 4T @ 2.9 GHz
373
373
AMD Athlon II X2 240
2C 2T @ 2.8 GHz
373
373
AMD Athlon II X4 635
4C 4T @ 2.9 GHz
373
373
Intel Core i3-4030Y
2C 4T @ 1.6 GHz
372
372

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

AMD Athlon II X2 250
2C 2T @ 3.0 GHz
273
273
AMD Athlon II X2 245
2C 2T @ 2.9 GHz
260
260
AMD Athlon II X2 240
2C 2T @ 2.8 GHz
253
253
AMD Athlon II X2 220
2C 2T @ 2.8 GHz
250
250
AMD A6-9220
2C 2T @ 2.5 GHz
245
245