E-240 vs Athlon XP 2500+
Primary details
Comparing Athlon XP 2500+ and E-240 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | no data | AMD E-Series |
| Architecture codename | Barton (2001−2004) | Zacate (2011−2013) |
| Release date | February 2003 (21 year ago) | 4 January 2011 (13 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Athlon XP 2500+ and E-240 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 | 1 (Single-Core) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 1 | 1 |
| Boost clock speed | 1.83 GHz | 1.5 GHz |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | 64 KB |
| L2 cache | 512 KB | 512 KB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 130 nm | 40 nm |
| Die size | 101 mm2 | 75 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | 63 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | - | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Athlon XP 2500+ and E-240 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 | A | FT1 BGA 413-Ball |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 68 Watt | 18 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon XP 2500+ and E-240. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | MMX(+), SSE(1,2,3,3S,4A), AMD-V |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon XP 2500+ and E-240 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon XP 2500+ and E-240. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR3 Single-channel |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | AMD Radeon HD 6310 |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Chip lithography | 130 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 68 Watt | 18 Watt |
E-240 has a 225% more advanced lithography process, and 277.8% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Athlon XP 2500+ and E-240. We've got no test results to judge.
Note that Athlon XP 2500+ is a desktop processor while E-240 is a notebook one.
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