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AMD Athlon II X2 240

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Much newer manufacturing process 32 nm vs 90 nm A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor
Much more l2 cache 2 MB vs 1 MB 2x more l2 cache; more data can be stored in the l2 cache for quick access later
Much better PassMark (Single core) score 938 vs 779 More than 20% better PassMark (Single core) score
Much better geekbench 2 (32-bit) score 2,513 vs 1,857 More than 35% better geekbench 2 (32-bit) score
Much better performance per watt 1.67 pt/W vs 0.61 pt/W Around 2.8x better performance per watt
Higher clock speed 2.8 GHz vs 2.6 GHz Around 10% higher clock speed
Much more l2 cache per core 1 MB/core vs 0.5 MB/core 2x more l2 cache per core
Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) 3.67 GHz vs 3.13 GHz More than 15% better overclocked clock speed (Air)
Significantly lower typical power consumption 52.81W vs 72.31W More than 25% lower typical power consumption
Significantly higher Maximum operating temperature 74 °C vs 70 °C More than 5% higher Maximum operating temperature
Significantly lower annual home energy cost 15.66 $/year vs 21.44 $/year More than 25% lower annual home energy cost
Significantly lower annual commercial energy cost 56.94 $/year vs 77.96 $/year More than 25% lower annual commercial energy cost
Newer Jul, 2009 vs Dec, 2006 Release date over 2 years later
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Is unlocked Yes vs No Somewhat common; An unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
Significantly better overclocked clock speed (Water) 3.39 GHz vs 2.8 GHz More than 20% better overclocked clock speed (Water)

Benchmarks Real world tests of Athlon II X2 240 vs 64 X2 5000+

GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Athlon II X2 240
2,624
Athlon 64 X2 5000+
1,767.5

GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Athlon II X2 240
1,423
Athlon 64 X2 5000+
994.5

GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Athlon II X2 240
112,300 MB/s
Athlon 64 X2 5000+
64.85 MB/s

GeekBench (32-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Athlon II X2 240
2,513
Athlon 64 X2 5000+
1,857

GeekBench (64-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Athlon II X2 240
4,487
Athlon 64 X2 5000+
3,326

GeekBench

Athlon II X2 240
4,487
Athlon 64 X2 5000+
3,326

PassMark Data courtesy Passmark

Athlon II X2 240
1,642
Athlon 64 X2 5000+
1,497

PassMark (Single Core)

Athlon II X2 240
938
Athlon 64 X2 5000+
779

Specifications Full list of technical specs

summary

 Athlon II X2 240  vs
64 X2 5000+ 
Clock speed 2.8 GHz 2.6 GHz
Cores Dual core Dual core
Socket type
AM3
AM2
Is unlocked No Yes

features
Has a NX bit Yes Yes
Has virtualization support Yes Yes
Instruction set extensions
SSE4a
AVX 1.1
SSE2
F16C
MMX
XOP
SSE3
SSE
CLMUL
AMD64
SSE4.1
FMA4
SSE4.2
CVT16
AMD-V
3DNow!
AES
Supports dynamic frequency scaling Yes Yes

details

 Athlon II X2 240  vs
64 X2 5000+ 
Threads 2 2
L2 cache 2 MB 1 MB
L2 cache per core 1 MB/core 0.5 MB/core
Manufacture process 32 nm 90 nm
Max CPUs 1 1
Operating temperature Unknown - 74°C Unknown - 70°C

overclocking
Overclocked clock speed 3.67 GHz 3.13 GHz
Overclocked clock speed (Water) 2.8 GHz 3.39 GHz
PassMark (Overclocked) 2,103.5 1,518.5
Overclocked clock speed (Air) 3.67 GHz 3.13 GHz

power consumption
TDP 65W 89W
Annual home energy cost 15.66 $/year 21.44 $/year
Annual commercial energy cost 56.94 $/year 77.96 $/year
Performance per watt 1.67 pt/W 0.61 pt/W
Typical power consumption 52.81W 72.31W
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