Ultra 5 238V vs Athlon 240GE

Primary details

Comparing Athlon 240GE and Core Ultra 5 238V processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1665	not rated
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	no data
Power efficiency	7.70	no data
Architecture codename	Zen (2017−2020)	Lunar Lake (2024)
Release date	6 September 2018 (6 years ago)	24 September 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$75	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Athlon 240GE and Core Ultra 5 238V 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)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	4	8
Base clock speed	3.5 GHz	2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.5 GHz	4.7 GHz
Bus rate	no data	37 MHz
Multiplier	35	no data
L1 cache	192 KB	192 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB	2.5 MB (per core)
L3 cache	4 MB (shared)	8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	3 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 Ultra 5 238V 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	Intel BGA 2833
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	17 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 240GE and Core Ultra 5 238V. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	+
FMA	+	-
AVX	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
TSX	-	+
Precision Boost 2	+	no data

Security technologies

Athlon 240GE and Core Ultra 5 238V technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

no data

+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon 240GE and Core Ultra 5 238V are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	-
VT-d	no data	+
VT-x	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 240GE and Core Ultra 5 238V. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4 Dual-channel	DDR5
Maximum memory size	64 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
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 RX Vega 3

Arc 130V

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon 240GE and Core Ultra 5 238V.

PCIe version	3.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	12	4

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	6 September 2018	24 September 2024
Physical cores	2	8
Threads	4	8
Chip lithography	14 nm	3 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	17 Watt

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