Athlon 240GE vs A8-4500M

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Aggregate performance score

A8-4500M
2012
4 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
1.06
Athlon 240GE
2018
2 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
2.85
+169%

Athlon 240GE outperforms A8-4500M by a whopping 169% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A8-4500M and Athlon 240GE processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking24331676
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data3.42
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesAMD A-SeriesAMD Athlon
Power efficiency2.877.71
Architecture codenameTrinity (2012−2013)Zen (2017−2020)
Release date15 May 2012 (12 years ago)21 December 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$75

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

A8-4500M and Athlon 240GE basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores4 (Quad-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads44
Base clock speed1.9 GHz3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed2.8 GHz3.5 GHz
Multiplierno data35
L1 cache192 KB96K (per core)
L2 cache4 MB (shared)512K (per core)
L3 cache0 KB4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm14 nm
Die size246 mm2209.78 mm2
Number of transistors1,178 million4,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on A8-4500M and Athlon 240GE compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration11 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFS1r2AM4
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A8-4500M and Athlon 240GE. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX, FMAno data
AES-NI++
FMA++
AVX++
Precision Boost 2no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A8-4500M and Athlon 240GE are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A8-4500M and Athlon 240GE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesunknownDDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory sizeno data64 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data42.671 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon HD 7640G (496 - 685 MHz)AMD Radeon Vega 3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A8-4500M and Athlon 240GE.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data12

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

A8-4500M 1.06
Athlon 240GE 2.85
+169%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

A8-4500M 1685
Athlon 240GE 4527
+169%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.06 2.85
Integrated graphics card 1.19 2.98
Recency 15 May 2012 21 December 2018
Physical cores 4 2
Chip lithography 32 nm 14 nm

A8-4500M has 100% more physical cores.

Athlon 240GE, on the other hand, has a 168.9% higher aggregate performance score, 150.4% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 6 years, and a 128.6% more advanced lithography process.

The Athlon 240GE is our recommended choice as it beats the A8-4500M in performance tests.

Be aware that A8-4500M is a notebook processor while Athlon 240GE is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between A8-4500M and Athlon 240GE, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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