AMD Athlon II X2 240 | AMD EPYC 7272 | |
CPU comparisonIn this CPU comparison, we compare the AMD Athlon II X2 240 and the AMD EPYC 7272 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.
We compare the AMD Athlon II X2 240 2 core processor released in Q3/2009 with the AMD EPYC 7272 which has 12 CPU cores and was introduced in Q3/2019. |
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AMD Athlon II (52) | Family | AMD EPYC (129) |
AMD Athlon II X2 (Propus) (18) | CPU group | AMD EPYC 7002 (24) |
1 | Generation | 2 |
Propus | Architecture | Rome (Zen 2) |
Desktop / Server | Segment | Desktop / Server |
-- | Predecessor | -- |
-- | Successor | -- |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe AMD Athlon II X2 240 is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.80 GHz. The processor can compute 2 threads at the same time. The AMD EPYC 7272 clocks with 2.90 GHz (3.20 GHz), has 12 CPU cores and can calculate 24 threads in parallel. |
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AMD Athlon II X2 240 | Characteristic | AMD EPYC 7272 |
2 | Cores | 12 |
2 | Threads | 24 |
normal | Core architecture | normal |
No | Hyperthreading | Yes |
No | Overclocking ? | No |
2.80 GHz | Frequency | 2.90 GHz |
-- | Turbo Frequency (1 Core) | 3.20 GHz |
-- | Turbo Frequency (All Cores) | 3.10 GHz |
Memory & PCIeUp to 16 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the AMD Athlon II X2 240, while the AMD EPYC 7272 supports a maximum of GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 51.2 GB/s enabled. |
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AMD Athlon II X2 240 | Characteristic | AMD EPYC 7272 |
DDR3-1333 | Memory | DDR4-3200 |
16 GB | Max. Memory | |
2 (Dual Channel) | Memory channels | 8 (Octa Channel) |
21.3 GB/s | Max. Bandwidth | 51.2 GB/s |
No | ECC | Yes |
2.00 MB | L2 Cache | -- |
-- | L3 Cache | 64.00 MB |
2.0 | PCIe version | 4.0 |
-- | PCIe lanes | 128 |
-- | PCIe Bandwidth | 252.0 GB/s |
Thermal ManagementThe AMD Athlon II X2 240 has a TDP of 65 W. The TDP of the AMD EPYC 7272 is 120 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution. |
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AMD Athlon II X2 240 | Characteristic | AMD EPYC 7272 |
65 W | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | 120 W |
-- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
-- | TDP up | -- |
-- | TDP down | -- |
-- | Tjunction max. | -- |
Technical detailsThe AMD Athlon II X2 240 has 2.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 45 nm. The cache of AMD EPYC 7272 is at 64.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 7 nm. |
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AMD Athlon II X2 240 | Characteristic | AMD EPYC 7272 |
45 nm | Technology | 7 nm |
Unknown | Chip design | Chiplet |
x86-64 (64 bit) | Instruction set (ISA) | x86-64 (64 bit) |
MMX, 3DNow!, SSE3, SSE4a | ISA extensions | SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 |
AM3 | Socket | SP3 |
AMD-V | Virtualization | AMD-V, SVM |
No | AES-NI | Yes |
Windows 10, Linux | Operating systems | Windows 10, Linux |
Q3/2009 | Release date | Q3/2019 |
-- | Release price | 990 $ |
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AMD Athlon II X2 240
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz |
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AMD EPYC 7272
12C 24T @ 3.20 GHz |
AMD Athlon II X2 240
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz |
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AMD EPYC 7272
12C 24T @ 3.10 GHz |
AMD Athlon II X2 240
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz |
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AMD EPYC 7272
12C 24T @ 3.10 GHz |
AMD Athlon II X2 240
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz |
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AMD EPYC 7272
12C 24T @ 3.20 GHz |
AMD Athlon II X2 240
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz |
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AMD EPYC 7272
12C 24T @ 2.90 GHz |
Devices using this processor |
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AMD Athlon II X2 240 | AMD EPYC 7272 |
Unknown | Unknown |