i3-7100E vs Athlon 240GE

Primary details

Comparing Athlon 240GE and Core i3-7100E processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1676	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	3.42	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	AMD Athlon	Intel Core i3
Power efficiency	7.71	no data
Architecture codename	Zen (2017−2020)	Kaby Lake (2016−2019)
Release date	6 September 2018 (6 years ago)	3 January 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$75	$225

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Athlon 240GE and Core i3-7100E 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)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	4	4
Base clock speed	3.5 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	3.5 GHz	2.9 GHz
Bus type	no data	DMI 3.0
Bus rate	no data	8 GT/s
Multiplier	35	29
L1 cache	192 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	512 KB
L3 cache	4 MB (shared)	3 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Die size	209.78 mm2	no data
Number of transistors	4950 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Athlon 240GE and Core i3-7100E 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 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	AM4	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 240GE and Core i3-7100E. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	+
FMA	+	-
AVX	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
Precision Boost 2	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon 240GE and Core i3-7100E are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	-
VT-d	no data	+
VT-x	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 240GE and Core i3-7100E. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4 Dual-channel	DDR3L-1600
Maximum memory size	64 GB	64 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	42.671 GB/s	34.134 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

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AMD Radeon Vega 3

Intel HD Graphics 630

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon 240GE and Core i3-7100E.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	12	16

Pros & cons summary

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Integrated graphics card	2.98	3.11
Recency	6 September 2018	3 January 2017

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