3 100U vs Athlon 240GE
Aggregate performance score
Core 3 100U outperforms Athlon 240GE by a whopping 220% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Athlon 240GE and Core 3 100U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1674 | 841 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 3.42 | no data |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | AMD Athlon | Raptor Lake-U |
| Power efficiency | 7.67 | 57.24 |
| Architecture codename | Zen (2017−2020) | Raptor Lake-U Refresh (2024) |
| Release date | 6 September 2018 (6 years ago) | 8 January 2024 (less than a year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $75 | $426 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Athlon 240GE and Core 3 100U 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 cores | 2 (Dual-core) | 6 (Hexa-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 8 |
| Base clock speed | 3.5 GHz | 1.2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.5 GHz | 4.7 GHz |
| Bus rate | no data | 55 MHz |
| Multiplier | 35 | no data |
| L1 cache | 192 KB | 80 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 1.25 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 4 MB (shared) | 10 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | Intel 7 nm |
| Die size | 209.78 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 100 °C |
| Number of transistors | 4950 Million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Athlon 240GE and Core 3 100U 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 configuration | 1 (Uniprocessor) | 1 |
| Socket | AM4 | FCBGA1744 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 15 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 240GE and Core 3 100U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | + | - |
| AVX | + | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Speed Shift | no data | + |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| TSX | - | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
| Flex Memory Access | no data | + |
| Precision Boost 2 | + | no data |
| Deep Learning Boost | - | + |
Security technologies
Athlon 240GE and Core 3 100U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
| EDB | no data | + |
| Secure Key | no data | + |
| OS Guard | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon 240GE and Core 3 100U are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 240GE and Core 3 100U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 Dual-channel | DDR5-5200, DDR4-3200, LPDDR4x-4267 |
| Maximum memory size | 64 GB | 96 GB |
| Max memory channels | 2 | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 42.671 GB/s | no data |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon Vega 3 | Intel® Graphics |
| Quick Sync Video | - | + |
| Graphics max frequency | no data | 1.25 GHz |
| Execution Units | no data | 64 |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Athlon 240GE and Core 3 100U integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | no data | 4 |
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by Athlon 240GE and Core 3 100U integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.
| Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 | no data | 4096 x 2304 @ 60Hz |
| Max resolution over eDP | no data | 4096 x 2304 @ 120Hz |
| Max resolution over DisplayPort | no data | 7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Athlon 240GE and Core 3 100U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | no data | 12.1 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.6 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon 240GE and Core 3 100U.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 12 | 8 |
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 2.85 | 9.12 |
| Recency | 6 September 2018 | 8 January 2024 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 6 |
| Threads | 4 | 8 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 15 Watt |
3 100U has a 220% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, 200% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and 133.3% lower power consumption.
The Core 3 100U is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon 240GE in performance tests.
Note that Athlon 240GE is a desktop processor while Core 3 100U is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon 240GE and Core 3 100U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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