Athlon 240GE vs i5-540M

Aggregate performance score

Core i5-540M
2010
2 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
1.18

Athlon 240GE outperforms Core i5-540M by a whopping 151% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-540M and Athlon 240GE processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking23691659
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data3.42
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Core i5AMD Athlon
Power efficiency3.077.71
Architecture codenameArrandale (2010−2011)Zen (2017−2020)
Release date7 January 2010 (14 years ago)6 September 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$257$75

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i5-540M and Athlon 240GE 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)
Threads44
Base clock speed2.53 GHz3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed3.07 GHz3.5 GHz
Bus typeDMI 1.0no data
Bus rate1 × 2.5 GT/sno data
Multiplier1935
L1 cache128 KB192 KB
L2 cache512 KB1 MB
L3 cache3 MB (shared)4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm14 nm
Die size81+114 mm2209.78 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °Cno data
Number of transistors382+177 Million4950 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-540M and Athlon 240GE 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 (Uniprocessor)
SocketBGA1288,PGA988AM4
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-540M and Athlon 240GE. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2no data
AES-NI++
FMA++
AVX-+
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology+no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data
PAE36 Bitno data
FDI+no data
Fast Memory Access+no data
Precision Boost 2no data+

Security technologies

Core i5-540M and Athlon 240GE technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-540M and Athlon 240GE are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-540M and Athlon 240GE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory size8 GB64 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth17.051 GB/s42.671 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel® HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel® ProcessorsAMD Radeon RX Vega 3
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency766 MHzno data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-540M and Athlon 240GE integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported2no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-540M and Athlon 240GE.

PCIe version2.03.0
PCI Express lanes1612

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.

i5-540M 1.18
Athlon 240GE 2.96
+151%

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.

i5-540M 1808
Athlon 240GE 4527
+150%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.18 2.96
Recency 7 January 2010 6 September 2018
Chip lithography 32 nm 14 nm

Athlon 240GE has a 150.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, and a 128.6% more advanced lithography process.

The Athlon 240GE is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i5-540M in performance tests.

Be aware that Core i5-540M is a notebook processor while Athlon 240GE is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Core i5-540M and Athlon 240GE, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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