PRO A8-8650B vs Athlon 240GE

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Aggregate performance score

Athlon 240GE
2018
2 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
2.85
+41.1%
PRO A8-8650B
2015
4 cores / 4 threads, 65 Watt
2.02

Athlon 240GE outperforms PRO A8-8650B by a considerable 41% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon 240GE and PRO A8-8650B processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking16741922
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.42no data
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Athlonno data
Power efficiency7.672.93
Architecture codenameZen (2017−2020)Godaveri (2014−2016)
Release date21 December 2018 (5 years ago)29 September 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$75no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Athlon 240GE and PRO A8-8650B 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 cores2 (Dual-core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads44
Base clock speed3.5 GHz3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.5 GHz3.9 GHz
Multiplier35no data
L1 cache96K (per core)no data
L2 cache512K (per core)4096 KB
L3 cache4 MB (shared)no data
Chip lithography14 nm28 nm
Die size209.78 mm2245 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data71 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
Number of transistors4,800 million2,411 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Athlon 240GE and PRO A8-8650B 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketAM4FM2+
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 240GE and PRO A8-8650B. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI++
FMA++
AVX++
FRTC-+
FreeSync-+
PowerTune-+
DualGraphics-+
TrueAudio-+
PowerNow-+
PowerGating-+
Out-of-band client management-+
VirusProtect-+
RAID-+
HSA-+
Precision Boost 2+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon 240GE and PRO A8-8650B are enumerated here.

AMD-V++
IOMMU 2.0-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 240GE and PRO A8-8650B. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Dual-channelDDR3-2133
Maximum memory size64 GBno data
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth42.671 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon Vega 3AMD Radeon R7 Graphics
iGPU core countno data6
จำนวนพาธไลน์no data384
Enduro-+
Switchable graphics-+
UVD-+
VCE-+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Athlon 240GE and PRO A8-8650B integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Athlon 240GE and PRO A8-8650B integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno dataDirectX® 12
Vulkan-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon 240GE and PRO A8-8650B.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes1216

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.

Athlon 240GE 2.85
+41.1%
PRO A8-8650B 2.02

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.

Athlon 240GE 4527
+40.9%
PRO A8-8650B 3212

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.85 2.02
Recency 21 December 2018 29 September 2015
Physical cores 2 4
Chip lithography 14 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 65 Watt

Athlon 240GE has a 41.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 85.7% lower power consumption.

PRO A8-8650B, on the other hand, has 100% more physical cores.

The Athlon 240GE is our recommended choice as it beats the PRO A8-8650B in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon 240GE and PRO A8-8650B, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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