Athlon II X2 215 vs Athlon PRO 200GE

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Aggregate performance score

Athlon PRO 200GE
2018
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
2.41
+277%

Athlon PRO 200GE outperforms Athlon II X2 215 by a whopping 277% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon PRO 200GE and Athlon II X2 215 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking17882775
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data8.66
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Athlonno data
Power efficiency6.280.90
Architecture codenameZen (2017−2020)Regor (2009−2013)
Release date1 June 2018 (6 years ago)20 October 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$45

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Athlon PRO 200GE and Athlon II X2 215 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 speed3.2 GHz2.7 GHz
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz2.7 GHz
Multiplier32no data
L1 cache96K (per core)128 KB
L2 cache512K (per core)512 KB
L3 cache4 MB (shared)0 KB
Chip lithography14 nm45 nm
Die size209.78 mm2117 mm2
Number of transistors4,800 million410 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Athlon PRO 200GE and Athlon II X2 215 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketAM4AM3
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon PRO 200GE and Athlon II X2 215. 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 PRO 200GE and Athlon II X2 215 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon PRO 200GE and Athlon II X2 215. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Dual-channelDDR3
Maximum memory size64 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth42.671 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon RX Vega 3On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon PRO 200GE and Athlon II X2 215.

PCIe versionno data2.0

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 PRO 200GE 2.41
+277%
Athlon II X2 215 0.64

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 PRO 200GE 3693
+280%
Athlon II X2 215 973

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 PRO 200GE 932
+241%
Athlon II X2 215 273

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 PRO 200GE 1887
+299%
Athlon II X2 215 473

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.41 0.64
Recency 1 June 2018 20 October 2009
Chip lithography 14 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 65 Watt

Athlon PRO 200GE has a 276.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, a 221.4% more advanced lithography process, and 85.7% lower power consumption.

The Athlon PRO 200GE is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon II X2 215 in performance tests.


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