Ryzen 3 PRO 2300U vs Athlon II X2 240

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Aggregate performance score

Athlon II X2 240
2009
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.66
Ryzen 3 PRO 2300U
2017
4 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
3.61
+447%

Ryzen 3 PRO 2300U outperforms Athlon II X2 240 by a whopping 447% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon II X2 240 and Ryzen 3 PRO 2300U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking27451497
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.28no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataAMD Ryzen 3
Power efficiency0.9622.78
Architecture codenameRegor (2009−2013)Raven Ridge (2017−2018)
Release date23 July 2009 (15 years ago)26 October 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$35no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Athlon II X2 240 and Ryzen 3 PRO 2300U 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)
Threads24
Base clock speed2.8 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed2.8 GHz3.4 GHz
Multiplierno data20
L1 cache256 KB128K (per core)
L2 cache2 MB512K (per core)
L3 cache0 KB4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm14 nm
Die size117 mm2246 mm2
Number of transistors410 million4950 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Athlon II X2 240 and Ryzen 3 PRO 2300U 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 (Uniprocessor)
SocketAM3FP5
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon II X2 240 and Ryzen 3 PRO 2300U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataXFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Precision Boost 2no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon II X2 240 and Ryzen 3 PRO 2300U are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon II X2 240 and Ryzen 3 PRO 2300U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory sizeno data32 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data38.397 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 2000/3000) ( - 1100 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon II X2 240 and Ryzen 3 PRO 2300U.

PCIe version2.03.0
PCI Express lanesno data12

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 II X2 240 0.66
Ryzen 3 PRO 2300U 3.61
+447%

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
Ryzen 3 PRO 2300U 5742
+451%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.66 3.61
Recency 23 July 2009 26 October 2017
Physical cores 2 4
Threads 2 4
Chip lithography 45 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 15 Watt

Ryzen 3 PRO 2300U has a 447% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 221.4% more advanced lithography process, and 333.3% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 3 PRO 2300U is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon II X2 240 in performance tests.

Note that Athlon II X2 240 is a desktop processor while Ryzen 3 PRO 2300U is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon II X2 240 and Ryzen 3 PRO 2300U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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