Athlon II X2 240 vs Xeon E5-2689

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2689 and Athlon II X2 240 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1047	2711
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	3.28
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Series	Xeon	no data
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge-EP (2012)	Regor (2009−2013)
Release date	6 March 2012 (12 years ago)	23 July 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$35

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2689 and Athlon II X2 240 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	8 (Octa-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	16	2
Base clock speed	2.6 GHz	2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.6 GHz	2.8 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	256 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	2 MB
L3 cache	20 MB (shared)	0 KB
Chip lithography	32 nm	45 nm
Die size	435 mm2	117 mm2
Number of transistors	2,270 million	410 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2689 and Athlon II X2 240 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	2	1
Socket	2011	AM3
Power consumption (TDP)	115 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2689 and Athlon II X2 240. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	-
AVX	+	-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2689 and Athlon II X2 240 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

+

no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2689 and Athlon II X2 240 are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	no data
VT-x	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2689 and Athlon II X2 240. 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

N/A

On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2689 and Athlon II X2 240.

PCIe version	3.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	40	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.

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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.

Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	6.41	0.67
Recency	6 March 2012	23 July 2009
Physical cores	8	2
Threads	16	2
Chip lithography	32 nm	45 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	115 Watt	65 Watt

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