AMD Athlon II X2 240 vs Athlon 64 FX-62

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Combined performance score

Athlon 64 FX-62
0.65

Athlon II X2 240 outperforms Athlon 64 FX-62 by 3% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Athlon 64 FX-62 and Athlon II X2 240 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking26102583
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money2.243.28
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesAthlon 64 (Desktop)no data
Architecture codenameWindsor (2006−2009)Regor (2009−2013)
Release dateno dataJuly 2009 (14 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$35
Current price$28 $25 (0.7x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Athlon II X2 240 has 46% better value for money than Athlon 64 FX-62.

Technical specs

Athlon 64 FX-62 and Athlon II X2 240 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)2 (Dual-core)
Threads22
Boost clock speed2.8 GHz2.8 GHz
Bus support1000 MHzno data
L1 cacheno data256 KB
L2 cacheno data2 MB
L3 cacheno data0 KB
Chip lithography90 nm45 nm
Die sizeno data117 mm2
Number of transistorsno data410 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Athlon 64 FX-62 and Athlon II X2 240 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 configurationno data1
Socketno dataAM3
Power consumption (TDP)125 Watt65 Watt

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 64 FX-62 and Athlon II X2 240. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR3

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 64 FX-62 0.65
Athlon II X2 240 0.67
+3.1%

Athlon II X2 240 outperforms Athlon 64 FX-62 by 3% in our combined benchmark results.


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.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

Athlon 64 FX-62 993
Athlon II X2 240 1032
+3.9%

Athlon II X2 240 outperforms Athlon 64 FX-62 by 4% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 0.65 0.67
Chip lithography 90 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 125 Watt 65 Watt

We couldn't decide between Athlon 64 FX-62 and Athlon II X2 240. The differences in performance seem too small.


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