Pentium E5300 vs Athlon II X2 240

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Aggregate performance score

Athlon II X2 240
2009
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.66
+15.8%
Pentium E5300
2008
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.57

Athlon II X2 240 outperforms Pentium E5300 by a moderate 16% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon II X2 240 and Pentium E5300 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking27582830
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.282.04
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiency0.960.83
Architecture codenameRegor (2009−2013)Wolfdale (2008−2010)
Release date23 July 2009 (15 years ago)November 2008 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$35$64

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Athlon II X2 240 has 61% better value for money than Pentium E5300.

Detailed specifications

Athlon II X2 240 and Pentium E5300 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 cores2 (Dual-core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads22
Base clock speed2.8 GHz2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed2.8 GHz2.6 GHz
L1 cache256 KB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache2 MB2 MB (shared)
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography45 nm45 nm
Die size117 mm282 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data74 °C
Number of transistors410 million228 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage rangeno data0.85V-1.3625V

Compatibility

Information on Athlon II X2 240 and Pentium E5300 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 configuration11
SocketAM3LGA775
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon II X2 240 and Pentium E5300. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Demand Based Switchingno data-
FSB parityno data-

Security technologies

Athlon II X2 240 and Pentium E5300 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon II X2 240 and Pentium E5300 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon II X2 240 and Pentium E5300. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR1, DDR2, DDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon II X2 240 and Pentium E5300.

PCIe version2.0no 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.


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.

Athlon II X2 240 0.66
+15.8%
Pentium E5300 0.57

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Athlon II X2 240 1044
+15.2%
Pentium E5300 906

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Athlon II X2 240 296
Pentium E5300 298
+0.7%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Athlon II X2 240 506
+3.5%
Pentium E5300 489

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.66 0.57

Athlon II X2 240 has a 15.8% higher aggregate performance score.

The Athlon II X2 240 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium E5300 in performance tests.


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