Athlon II X2 240e vs Core 2 Extreme QX6700

Place in performance ranking	2144	2658
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	2.94	3.61
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Series	Core 2 Extreme (Desktop)	no data
Architecture codename	Kentsfield (2007)	Regor (2009−2013)
Release date	no data	October 2009 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$35
Current price	$312	$42 (1.2x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Athlon II X2 240e has 23% better value for money than Core 2 Extreme QX6700.

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Extreme QX6700 and Athlon II X2 240e 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	4 (Quad-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	4	2
Boost clock speed	2.67 GHz	2.8 GHz
Bus support	1066 MHz	no data
L1 cache	no data	128 KB
L2 cache	no data	1 MB
L3 cache	no data	0 KB
Chip lithography	65 nm	45 nm
Die size	no data	117 mm²
Number of transistors	no data	410 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Extreme QX6700 and Athlon II X2 240e 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	no data	1
Socket	no data	AM3
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	45 Watt

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Extreme QX6700 and Athlon II X2 240e. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

no data

DDR3

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.

Core 2 Extreme QX6700 1.37
+111%

Athlon II X2 240e 0.65

Core 2 Extreme QX6700 outperforms Athlon II X2 240e by 111% based on our aggregate 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%

Core 2 Extreme QX6700 2118
+111%

Athlon II X2 240e 1002

Core 2 Extreme QX6700 outperforms Athlon II X2 240e by 111% in Passmark.