AMD Athlon II X2 240 vs Athlon II X2 245

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Combined performance score

Athlon II X2 245
0.71
+6%

Athlon II X2 245 outperforms Athlon II X2 240 by 6% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Athlon II X2 245 and Athlon II X2 240 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking25532583
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money5.893.28
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Architecture codenameRegor (2009−2013)Regor (2009−2013)
Release dateJuly 2009 (14 years old)July 2009 (14 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$35$35
Current price$17.99 (0.5x MSRP)$25 (0.7x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Athlon II X2 245 has 80% better value for money than Athlon II X2 240.

Technical specs

Athlon II X2 245 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 speed2.9 GHz2.8 GHz
L1 cache256 KB256 KB
L2 cache2 MB2 MB
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography45 nm45 nm
Die size117 mm2117 mm2
Number of transistors410 million410 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Athlon II X2 245 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 configuration11
SocketAM3AM3
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt65 Watt

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon II X2 245 and Athlon II X2 240. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3

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 245 0.71
+6%
Athlon II X2 240 0.67

Athlon II X2 245 outperforms Athlon II X2 240 by 6% 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 II X2 245 1097
+6.3%
Athlon II X2 240 1032

Athlon II X2 245 outperforms Athlon II X2 240 by 6% in Passmark.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Athlon II X2 245 258
Athlon II X2 240 296
+14.7%

Athlon II X2 240 outperforms Athlon II X2 245 by 15% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Athlon II X2 245 453
Athlon II X2 240 513
+13.2%

Athlon II X2 240 outperforms Athlon II X2 245 by 13% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 0.71 0.67

We couldn't decide between Athlon II X2 245 and Athlon II X2 240. The differences in performance seem too small.


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