Athlon XP 2000+ vs E-240
Primary details
Comparing E-240 and Athlon XP 2000+ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | AMD E-Series | no data |
| Architecture codename | Zacate (2011−2013) | Thorton (2001−2003) |
| Release date | 4 January 2011 (13 years ago) | January 2002 (22 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $25 |
| Current price | $118 | $67 (2.7x MSRP) |
Detailed specifications
E-240 and Athlon XP 2000+ 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) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 1 | 1 |
| Boost clock speed | 1.5 GHz | 1.67 GHz |
| L1 cache | 64 KB | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 512 KB | 256 KB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 180 nm |
| Die size | 75 mm2 | 150 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | no data | 63 million |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Compatibility
Information on E-240 and Athlon XP 2000+ 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 | 1 | 1 |
| Socket | FT1 BGA 413-Ball | A |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 18 Watt | 70 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by E-240 and Athlon XP 2000+. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | MMX(+), SSE(1,2,3,3S,4A), AMD-V | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by E-240 and Athlon XP 2000+ are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by E-240 and Athlon XP 2000+. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 Single-channel | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon HD 6310 | no data |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
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%
Pros & cons summary
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 180 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 18 Watt | 70 Watt |
We couldn't decide between E-240 and Athlon XP 2000+. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that E-240 is a notebook processor while Athlon XP 2000+ is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between E-240 and Athlon XP 2000+, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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