Ryzen 5 1600AF vs Athlon II X2 240

Primary details

Comparing Athlon II X2 240 and Ryzen 5 1600AF processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2758	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	3.28	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Power efficiency	0.96	no data
Architecture codename	Regor (2009−2013)	Zen (2017−2020)
Release date	23 July 2009 (15 years ago)	11 October 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$35	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Athlon II X2 240 and Ryzen 5 1600AF 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)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	2	12
Base clock speed	2.8 GHz	3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.8 GHz	3.6 GHz
L1 cache	256 KB	96K (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB	512K (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	45 nm	12 nm
Die size	117 mm2	192 mm2
Number of transistors	410 million	4,800 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data
Unlocked multiplier	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Athlon II X2 240 and Ryzen 5 1600AF 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	1
Socket	AM3	AM4
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon II X2 240 and Ryzen 5 1600AF. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon II X2 240 and Ryzen 5 1600AF are enumerated here.

AMD-V

-

+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon II X2 240 and Ryzen 5 1600AF. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR3

DDR4 Dual-channel

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon II X2 240 and Ryzen 5 1600AF.

PCIe version

2.0

3.0

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	23 July 2009	11 October 2019
Physical cores	2	6
Threads	2	12
Chip lithography	45 nm	12 nm

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