i3-9100F vs Athlon II X2 240

Primary details

Comparing Athlon II X2 240 and Core i3-9100F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2759	1384
Place by popularity	not in top-100	37
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	3.28	10.29
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Series	no data	Intel Core i3
Power efficiency	0.96	6.14
Architecture codename	Regor (2009−2013)	Coffee Lake-R (2018−2019)
Release date	23 July 2009 (15 years ago)	23 April 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$35	$122

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

i3-9100F has 214% better value for money than Athlon II X2 240.

Detailed specifications

Athlon II X2 240 and Core i3-9100F 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)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	2	4
Base clock speed	2.8 GHz	3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.8 GHz	4.2 GHz
Bus type	no data	DMI 3.0
Bus rate	no data	4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier	no data	36
L1 cache	256 KB	64K (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB	256K (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	45 nm	14 nm
Die size	117 mm2	126 mm2
Maximum core temperature	no data	100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	72 °C
Number of transistors	410 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Athlon II X2 240 and Core i3-9100F 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	1 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	AM3	FCLGA1151
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon II X2 240 and Core i3-9100F. 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	-	+
AVX	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	-
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	-	+

Security technologies

Athlon II X2 240 and Core i3-9100F technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	-
EDB	no data	+
Secure Key	no data	+
MPX	-	+
Identity Protection	-	+
SGX	no data	Yes with Intel® ME
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon II X2 240 and Core i3-9100F 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 II X2 240 and Core i3-9100F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4
Maximum memory size	no data	64 GB
Max memory channels	no data	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	38.397 GB/s
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

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Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon II X2 240 and Core i3-9100F.

PCIe version	2.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	16

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

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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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	0.66	4.24
Recency	23 July 2009	23 April 2019
Physical cores	2	4
Threads	2	4
Chip lithography	45 nm	14 nm

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