Athlon 240GE vs Ryzen 5 2600
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 5 2600 outperforms Athlon 240GE by a whopping 191% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen 5 2600 and Athlon 240GE processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 901 | 1662 |
| Place by popularity | 22 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 10.01 | 3.42 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Desktop processor |
| Series | AMD Ryzen 5 | AMD Athlon |
| Power efficiency | 12.09 | 7.71 |
| Architecture codename | Pinnacle Riege (Zen+) (2018) | Zen (2017−2020) |
| Release date | 13 April 2018 (6 years ago) | 6 September 2018 (6 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $199 | $75 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Ryzen 5 2600 has 193% better value for money than Athlon 240GE.
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 5 2600 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 cores | 6 (Hexa-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 12 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 3.4 GHz | 3.5 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.9 GHz | 3.5 GHz |
| Bus rate | 4 × 8 GT/s | no data |
| Multiplier | 34 | 35 |
| L1 cache | 576 KB | 192 KB |
| L2 cache | 3 MB | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | 16 MB (shared) | 4 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 12 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 213 mm2 | 209.78 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 95 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 4800 Million | 4950 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | + | - |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 5 2600 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 configuration | 1 (Uniprocessor) | 1 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | AM4 | AM4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 35 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 2600 and Athlon 240GE. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME | no data |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| Precision Boost 2 | + | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 2600 and Athlon 240GE are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 2600 and Athlon 240GE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 | DDR4 Dual-channel |
| Maximum memory size | 128 GB | 64 GB |
| Max memory channels | 2 | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 46.933 GB/s | 42.671 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | + | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | - | AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 2600 and Athlon 240GE.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 20 | 12 |
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.
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
| Performance score | 8.62 | 2.96 |
| Recency | 13 April 2018 | 6 September 2018 |
| Physical cores | 6 | 2 |
| Threads | 12 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 12 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 35 Watt |
Ryzen 5 2600 has a 191.2% higher aggregate performance score, 200% more physical cores and 200% more threads, and a 16.7% more advanced lithography process.
Athlon 240GE, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 months, and 85.7% lower power consumption.
The Ryzen 5 2600 is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon 240GE in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 5 2600 and Athlon 240GE, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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