AMD Athlon II X2 240 vs Intel Pentium 967

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AMD Athlon II X2 240 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Pentium 967
AMD Athlon II X2 240 Intel Pentium 967

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the AMD Athlon II X2 240 and the Intel Pentium 967 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 Intel Pentium 967 which has 2 CPU cores and was introduced in Q4/2011.
AMD Athlon II (52) Family Intel Pentium (150)
AMD Athlon II X2 (Propus) (18) CPU group Intel Pentium 900 (10)
1 Generation 3
Propus Architecture Sandy Bridge U
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The 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 Intel Pentium 967 clocks with 1.30 GHz, has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel.
AMD Athlon II X2 240 Characteristic Intel Pentium 967
2 Cores 2
2 Threads 2
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.80 GHz Frequency 1.30 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.
AMD Athlon II X2 240 Characteristic Intel Pentium 967
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.
no iGPU GPU Intel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge GT1)
GPU frequency 0.35 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 1.00 GHz
-- GPU Generation 6
Technology 32 nm
Max. displays 2
-- Compute units 6
-- Shader 48
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
-- DirectX Version 10.1

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.
no iGPU GPU Intel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge GT1)
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
No Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC Decode / Encode
No Codec VC-1 Decode
No Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

Up to 16 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the AMD Athlon II X2 240, while the Intel Pentium 967 supports a maximum of 16 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 21.3 GB/s enabled.
AMD Athlon II X2 240 Characteristic Intel Pentium 967
DDR3-1333 Memory DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333
16 GB Max. Memory 16 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
21.3 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 21.3 GB/s
No ECC No
2.00 MB L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache 2.00 MB
2.0 PCIe version 2.0
-- PCIe lanes 16
-- PCIe Bandwidth 8.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The AMD Athlon II X2 240 has a TDP of 65 W. The TDP of the Intel Pentium 967 is 17 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.
AMD Athlon II X2 240 Characteristic Intel Pentium 967
65 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 17 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The AMD Athlon II X2 240 has 2.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 45 nm. The cache of Intel Pentium 967 is at 2.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 32 nm.
AMD Athlon II X2 240 Characteristic Intel Pentium 967
45 nm Technology 32 nm
Unknown Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
MMX, 3DNow!, SSE3, SSE4a ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2
AM3 Socket BGA 1023
AMD-V Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q3/2009 Release date Q4/2011
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
AMD Athlon II X2 240 (100%)
Intel Pentium 967 (66%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
AMD Athlon II X2 240 (100%)
Intel Pentium 967 (65%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD Athlon II X2 240 AMD Athlon II X2 240
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz
373 (100%)
Intel Pentium 967 Intel Pentium 967
2C 2T @ 1.30 GHz
245 (66%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD Athlon II X2 240 AMD Athlon II X2 240
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz
707 (100%)
Intel Pentium 967 Intel Pentium 967
2C 2T @ 1.30 GHz
463 (65%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
AMD Athlon II X2 240 AMD Athlon II X2 240
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz
1001 (100%)
Intel Pentium 967 Intel Pentium 967
2C 2T @ 1.30 GHz
643 (64%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
AMD Athlon II X2 240 AMD Athlon II X2 240
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Pentium 967 Intel Pentium 967
Intel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge GT1) @ 1.00 GHz
96 (100%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
AMD Athlon II X2 240 AMD Athlon II X2 240
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz
253 (100%)
Intel Pentium 967 Intel Pentium 967
2C 2T @ 1.30 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor
AMD Athlon II X2 240 Intel Pentium 967
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