AMD Athlon II X2 245e
AMD Athlon II X2 240
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AMD Athlon II X2 245e vs AMD Athlon II X2 240. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q2/2010
AMD Athlon II X2 245e
AMD Athlon II X2 245e
Released
Q3/2009
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AMD Athlon II X2 240
AMD Athlon II X2 240

What's the best choice AMD Athlon II X2 245e or AMD Athlon II X2 240? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

AMD Athlon II X2 245e has a maximum frequency of 2.90 GHz. 2 / 2 Cores. Power consumption of 45 W. Released in Q2/2010.

AMD Athlon II X2 240 has a maximum frequency of 2.80 GHz. 2 / 2 Cores. Power consumption of 65 W. Released in Q3/2009.

Differences

  • Higher clock speed

    Around 3% better clock speed

    2.90 GHz left arrow 2.80 GHz
  • Performance per watt

    times less performance per watt

    45 W left arrow 65 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Athlon II X2 245e CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    1257 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    1415 place

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Athlon II X2 240 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    1271 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    1436 place

Specifications

Technical data
AMD Athlon II X2 245e AMD Athlon II X2 245e
AMD Athlon II X2 240 AMD Athlon II X2 240
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • Family
    AMD Athlon II left arrow AMD Athlon II
  • CPU group
    AMD Athlon II X2 (Propus) left arrow AMD Athlon II X2 (Propus)
  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Generation
    1 left arrow 1
CPU Technical specs

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

  • CPU Cores / Threads
    2 / 2 left arrow 2 / 2
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
  • Cores
    2x left arrow 2x
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    No left arrow No
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
  • Frequency
    2.90 GHz left arrow 2.80 GHz
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    no iGPU left arrow no iGPU
  • GPU (Turbo)
    No turbo left arrow No turbo
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h264
    No left arrow No
  • VP8
    No left arrow No
  • VP9
    No left arrow No
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    No left arrow No
  • VC-1
    No left arrow No
  • JPEG
    No left arrow No
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by AMD Athlon II X2 240 and AMD Athlon II X2 245e. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR3-1333 left arrow DDR3-1333
  • Max. Memory
    16 GB left arrow 16 GB
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • ECC
    No left arrow No
  • PCIe
    2.0 left arrow 2.0
  • AES-NI
    No left arrow No
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD Athlon II X2 245e and AMD Athlon II X2 240 to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    45 W left arrow 65 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD Athlon II X2 245e and AMD Athlon II X2 245e, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    MMX, 3DNow!, SSE3, SSE4a left arrow MMX, 3DNow!, SSE3, SSE4a
  • L2-Cache
    2.00 MB left arrow 2.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Propus left arrow Propus
  • Technology
    45 nm left arrow 45 nm
  • Virtualization
    AMD-V left arrow AMD-V
  • Socket
    AM3 left arrow AM3
  • Release date
    Q2/2010 left arrow Q3/2009

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between AMD Athlon II X2 245e and AMD Athlon II X2 240.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 SC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
382
AMD Athlon II X2 245e
373
AMD Athlon II X2 240
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 MC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
741
AMD Athlon II X2 245e
707
AMD Athlon II X2 240

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