Athlon 64 3500+ vs Athlon II X2 240

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Primary details

Comparing Athlon II X2 240 and Athlon 64 3500+ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2744not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.28no data
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiency0.96no data
Architecture codenameRegor (2009−2013)San Diego (2001−2005)
Release date23 July 2009 (15 years ago)January 2001 (23 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$35$59

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Athlon II X2 240 and Athlon 64 3500+ 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)1 (Single-Core)
Threads21
Base clock speed2.8 GHzno data
Boost clock speed2.8 GHz2.2 GHz
L1 cache256 KB128 KB
L2 cache2 MB512 KB
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography45 nm130 nm
Die size117 mm2230 mm2
Number of transistors410 million227 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Athlon II X2 240 and Athlon 64 3500+ 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
SocketAM3939
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt89 Watt

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon II X2 240 and Athlon 64 3500+. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon II X2 240 and Athlon 64 3500+.

PCIe version2.0no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

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



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 II X2 240 1042
+176%
Athlon 64 3500+ 377

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Athlon II X2 240 296
+129%
Athlon 64 3500+ 129

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Athlon II X2 240 506
+336%
Athlon 64 3500+ 116

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 2 1
Threads 2 1
Chip lithography 45 nm 130 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 89 Watt

Athlon II X2 240 has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 188.9% more advanced lithography process, and 36.9% lower power consumption.

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