Athlon II X2 240 vs Pentium E6300

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium E6300
2009
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.65
Athlon II X2 240
2009
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.66
+1.5%

Athlon II X2 240 outperforms Pentium E6300 by a minimal 2% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium E6300 and Athlon II X2 240 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking27642759
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.593.28
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiency0.950.96
Architecture codenameWolfdale (2008−2010)Regor (2009−2013)
Release date9 May 2009 (15 years ago)23 July 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$40$35

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Pentium E6300 has 9% better value for money than Athlon II X2 240.

Detailed specifications

Pentium E6300 and Athlon II X2 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 cores2 (Dual-core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads22
Base clock speed2.8 GHz2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed2.8 GHz2.8 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)256 KB
L2 cache2 MB (shared)2 MB
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography45 nm45 nm
Die size82 mm2117 mm2
Maximum core temperature74 °Cno data
Number of transistors228 million410 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range0.85V-1.3625Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Pentium E6300 and Athlon II X2 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 configuration11
SocketLGA775AM3
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium E6300 and Athlon II X2 240. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Demand Based Switching-no data

Security technologies

Pentium E6300 and Athlon II X2 240 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 Pentium E6300 and Athlon II X2 240 are enumerated here.

VT-d-no data
VT-x+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium E6300 and Athlon II X2 240. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1, DDR2, DDR3DDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium E6300 and Athlon II X2 240.

PCIe version2.02.0

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.

Pentium E6300 0.65
Athlon II X2 240 0.66
+1.5%

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.

Pentium E6300 1032
Athlon II X2 240 1042
+1%

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.

Pentium E6300 295
Athlon II X2 240 296
+0.3%

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.

Pentium E6300 465
Athlon II X2 240 506
+8.8%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.65 0.66
Recency 9 May 2009 23 July 2009

Athlon II X2 240 has a 1.5% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 2 months.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Pentium E6300 and Athlon II X2 240.


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