Athlon X4 750K vs Athlon 240GE

Primary details

Comparing Athlon 240GE and Athlon X4 750K processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1676	2019
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	3.42	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Series	AMD Athlon	no data
Power efficiency	7.71	1.70
Architecture codename	Zen (2017−2020)	Trinity (2012−2013)
Release date	6 September 2018 (6 years ago)	2 October 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$75	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Athlon 240GE and Athlon X4 750K 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	2 (Dual-core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	4	4
Base clock speed	3.5 GHz	3.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.5 GHz	4 GHz
Multiplier	35	no data
L1 cache	192 KB	192K
L2 cache	1 MB	4 MB (shared)
L3 cache	4 MB (shared)	no data
Chip lithography	14 nm	32 nm
Die size	209.78 mm2	246 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	74 °C
Number of transistors	4950 Million	1,303 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data
Unlocked multiplier	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Athlon 240GE and Athlon X4 750K 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 (Uniprocessor)	1
Socket	AM4	FM2
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	100 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 240GE and Athlon X4 750K. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	+
FMA	+	+
AVX	+	+
Precision Boost 2	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon 240GE and Athlon X4 750K are enumerated here.

AMD-V

+

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Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 240GE and Athlon X4 750K. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4 Dual-channel	DDR3-1866
Maximum memory size	64 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	42.671 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

AMD Radeon Vega 3

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Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon 240GE and Athlon X4 750K.

PCIe version	3.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	12	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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	2.85	1.80
Recency	6 September 2018	2 October 2012
Physical cores	2	4
Chip lithography	14 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	100 Watt

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