Pentium Dual-Core E2140 vs Athlon MP 2400+
Aggregate performance score
Pentium Dual-Core E2140 outperforms Athlon MP 2400+ by a significant 20% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3396 | 3339 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Server | Desktop processor |
| Series | AMD Athlon MP | no data |
| Power efficiency | 0.18 | 0.20 |
| Designer | AMD | Intel |
| Architecture codename | K7 (2000−2004) | Allendale (2006−2009) |
| Release date | 10 December 2002 (22 years ago) | June 2007 (18 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $228 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Athlon MP 2400+ and Pentium Dual-Core E2140 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 | 1 (Single-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 1 | 2 |
| Boost clock speed | 2 GHz | 1.6 GHz |
| Bus type | FSB | no data |
| Bus rate | 266 MT/s | no data |
| Multiplier | 15 | no data |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 256 KB | 1 MB (shared) |
| L3 cache | no data | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 130 nm | 65 nm |
| Die size | 85 mm2 | 77 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | 37 Million | 105 million |
| 64 bit support | - | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Athlon MP 2400+ and Pentium Dual-Core E2140 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 | 2 (Multiprocessor) | 1 |
| Socket | no data | 775 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 60 Watt | 65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon MP 2400+ and Pentium Dual-Core E2140. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon MP 2400+ and Pentium Dual-Core E2140. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR1, DDR2, DDR3 |
| Maximum memory size | 4 GB | no data |
Synthetic benchmarks
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.
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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.25 | 0.30 |
| Physical cores | 1 | 2 |
| Threads | 1 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 130 nm | 65 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 60 Watt | 65 Watt |
Athlon MP 2400+ has 8.3% lower power consumption.
Pentium Dual-Core E2140, on the other hand, has a 20% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.
The Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2140 is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD Athlon MP 2400+ in performance tests.
Be aware that Athlon MP 2400+ is a server/workstation processor while Pentium Dual-Core E2140 is a desktop one.
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