Athlon 240GE vs Ryzen 7 8700G

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 7 8700G
2024
8 cores / 16 threads, 65 Watt
20.00
+602%
Athlon 240GE
2018
2 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
2.85

Ryzen 7 8700G outperforms Athlon 240GE by a whopping 602% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 7 8700G and Athlon 240GE processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2841676
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation47.243.42
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Seriesno dataAMD Athlon
Power efficiency29.107.70
Architecture codenamePhoenix (2023−2024)Zen (2017−2020)
Release date8 January 2024 (less than a year ago)21 December 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$329$75

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ryzen 7 8700G has 1281% better value for money than Athlon 240GE.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 8700G and Athlon 240GE 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads164
Base clock speed4.2 GHz3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed5.1 GHz3.5 GHz
Multiplierno data35
L1 cache64 KB (per core)96K (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (per core)512K (per core)
L3 cache16 MB (shared)4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography4 nm14 nm
Die size178 mm2209.78 mm2
Maximum core temperature95 °Cno data
Number of transistors25,000 million4,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data-
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 8700G and Athlon 240GE 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 (Uniprocessor)
SocketAM5AM4
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 8700G and Athlon 240GE. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX-512, BMI1, BMI2, SHA, F16C, FMA3, NX-Bit, AMD64, EVP, AMD-V, SMAP, SMEP, SMT, Precision Boost 2, XDNA2no data
AES-NI++
FMA-+
AVX++
Precision Boost 2++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 8700G and Athlon 240GE are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 8700G and Athlon 240GE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5DDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory sizeno data64 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data42.671 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon 780MAMD Radeon Vega 3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 8700G and Athlon 240GE.

PCIe version4.03.0
PCI Express lanes2012

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.

Ryzen 7 8700G 20.00
+602%
Athlon 240GE 2.85

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.

Ryzen 7 8700G 31772
+602%
Athlon 240GE 4527

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 20.00 2.85
Integrated graphics card 18.32 2.98
Recency 8 January 2024 21 December 2018
Physical cores 8 2
Threads 16 4
Chip lithography 4 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 35 Watt

Ryzen 7 8700G has a 601.8% higher aggregate performance score, 514.8% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 5 years, 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 250% more advanced lithography process.

Athlon 240GE, on the other hand, has 85.7% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 7 8700G is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon 240GE in performance tests.


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