Athlon II X2 240e vs FX-4350

Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2238	3109
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	3.61
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Power efficiency	0.61	0.54
Designer	AMD	AMD
Manufacturer	GlobalFoundries	no data
Architecture codename	Vishera (2012−2015)	Regor (2009−2013)
Release date	29 April 2013 (12 years ago)	20 October 2009 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$35

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Performance to price scatter graph

Detailed specifications

FX-4350 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
Base clock speed	4.2 GHz	2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.3 GHz	2.8 GHz
L1 cache	no data	128 KB
L2 cache	4096 KB	1 MB
L3 cache	no data	0 KB
Chip lithography	32 nm	45 nm
Die size	315 mm2	117 mm2
Maximum core temperature	61 °C	no data
Number of transistors	1,200 million	410 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	+	-
P0 Vcore voltage	Min: 1.275 V - Max: 1.4 V	no data

Compatibility

Information on FX-4350 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	1	1
Socket	AM3+	AM3
Power consumption (TDP)	125 Watt	45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by FX-4350 and Athlon II X2 240e. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	-
FMA	+	-
AVX	+	-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by FX-4350 and Athlon II X2 240e are enumerated here.

AMD-V

+

-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by FX-4350 and Athlon II X2 240e. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR3

DDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by FX-4350 and Athlon II X2 240e.

PCIe version

n/a

2.0

Synthetic benchmarks

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	1.82	0.58
Recency	29 April 2013	20 October 2009
Physical cores	4	2
Threads	4	2
Chip lithography	32 nm	45 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	125 Watt	45 Watt