Xeon E-2324G vs Athlon X2 340

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Aggregate performance score

Athlon X2 340
2012
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.82
Xeon E-2324G
2021
4 cores / 4 threads, 65 Watt
6.15
+650%

Xeon E-2324G outperforms Athlon X2 340 by a whopping 650% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon X2 340 and Xeon E-2324G processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking25981092
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
Power efficiency1.198.95
Architecture codenameTrinity (2012−2013)Rocket Lake-E (2021)
Release date2 October 2012 (12 years ago)8 September 2021 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Athlon X2 340 and Xeon E-2324G 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 speed3.2 GHz3.1 GHz
Boost clock speed3.6 GHz4.6 GHz
Bus rateno data8 GT/s
L1 cache96K64K (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (shared)512K (per core)
L3 cacheno data8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm14 nm
Die size246 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)74 °C72 °C
Number of transistors1,303 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data+
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Athlon X2 340 and Xeon E-2324G 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
SocketFM2FCLGA1200
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon X2 340 and Xeon E-2324G. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+

Security technologies

Athlon X2 340 and Xeon E-2324G technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
MPX-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® SPS
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon X2 340 and Xeon E-2324G are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon X2 340 and Xeon E-2324G. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-1600DDR4-3200
Maximum memory sizeno data128 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel UHD Graphics P750
Max video memoryno data64 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.3 GHz
Execution Unitsno data32
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Athlon X2 340 and Xeon E-2324G integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data1

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Athlon X2 340 and Xeon E-2324G integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096 x 2160 @60 Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data5120 x 3200 @ 60 Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data5120 x 3200 @ 60 Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Athlon X2 340 and Xeon E-2324G integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12.1
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon X2 340 and Xeon E-2324G.

PCIe version2.04.0
PCI Express lanesno data44

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 X2 340 0.82
Xeon E-2324G 6.15
+650%

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 X2 340 1310
Xeon E-2324G 9771
+646%

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 X2 340 300
Xeon E-2324G 2093
+598%

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 X2 340 422
Xeon E-2324G 5281
+1151%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.82 6.15
Recency 2 October 2012 8 September 2021
Physical cores 2 4
Threads 2 4
Chip lithography 32 nm 14 nm

Xeon E-2324G has a 650% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 128.6% more advanced lithography process.

The Xeon E-2324G is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon X2 340 in performance tests.

Note that Athlon X2 340 is a desktop processor while Xeon E-2324G is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon X2 340 and Xeon E-2324G, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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