AMD Athlon II X2 240 | Intel Pentium E2180 | |
CPU comparisonIn this CPU comparison, we compare the AMD Athlon II X2 240 and the Intel Pentium E2180 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 E2180 which has 2 CPU cores and was introduced in Q3/2007. |
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AMD Athlon II (52) | Family | Intel Pentium (150) |
AMD Athlon II X2 (Propus) (18) | CPU group | Intel Pentium D (6) |
1 | Generation | 0 |
Propus | Architecture | Presler |
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 Intel Pentium E2180 clocks with 2.00 GHz, has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel. |
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AMD Athlon II X2 240 | Characteristic | Intel Pentium E2180 |
2 | Cores | 2 |
2 | Threads | 2 |
normal | Core architecture | normal |
No | Hyperthreading | No |
No | Overclocking ? | Yes |
2.80 GHz | Frequency | 2.00 GHz |
-- | Turbo Frequency (1 Core) | -- |
-- | Turbo Frequency (All Cores) | -- |
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 Intel Pentium E2180 supports a maximum of 16 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 17.1 GB/s enabled. |
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AMD Athlon II X2 240 | Characteristic | Intel Pentium E2180 |
DDR3-1333 | Memory | DDR3-1066, DDR2-800 |
16 GB | Max. Memory | 16 GB |
2 (Dual Channel) | Memory channels | 2 (Dual Channel) |
21.3 GB/s | Max. Bandwidth | 17.1 GB/s |
No | ECC | No |
2.00 MB | L2 Cache | 1.00 MB |
-- | L3 Cache | -- |
2.0 | PCIe version | -- |
-- | PCIe lanes | -- |
-- | PCIe Bandwidth | -- |
Thermal ManagementThe AMD Athlon II X2 240 has a TDP of 65 W. The TDP of the Intel Pentium E2180 is 65 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 | Intel Pentium E2180 |
65 W | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | 65 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 Intel Pentium E2180 is at 1.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 65 nm. |
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AMD Athlon II X2 240 | Characteristic | Intel Pentium E2180 |
45 nm | Technology | 65 nm |
Unknown | Chip design | Monolithic |
x86-64 (64 bit) | Instruction set (ISA) | x86-64 (64 bit) |
MMX, 3DNow!, SSE3, SSE4a | ISA extensions | -- |
AM3 | Socket | LGA 775 |
AMD-V | Virtualization | None |
No | AES-NI | No |
Windows 10, Linux | Operating systems | Windows 10, Linux |
Q3/2009 | Release date | Q3/2007 |
-- | Release price | -- |
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AMD Athlon II X2 240
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz |
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Intel Pentium E2180
2C 2T @ 2.00 GHz |
AMD Athlon II X2 240
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz |
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Intel Pentium E2180
2C 2T @ 2.00 GHz |
AMD Athlon II X2 240
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz |
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Intel Pentium E2180
2C 2T @ 2.00 GHz |
AMD Athlon II X2 240
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz |
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Intel Pentium E2180
2C 2T @ 2.00 GHz |
AMD Athlon II X2 240
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz |
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Intel Pentium E2180
2C 2T @ 2.00 GHz |
AMD Athlon II X2 240
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz |
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Intel Pentium E2180
2C 2T @ 2.00 GHz |
Devices using this processor |
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AMD Athlon II X2 240 | Intel Pentium E2180 |
Unknown | Unknown |