AMD Athlon 240GE Benchmark, Test and specs

Last updated: 2023-04-27

The AMD Athlon 240GE was released in Q3/2018 and has 2 cores. The processor can process 4 threads simultaneously and uses a mainboard with the socket AM4 (PGA 1331). In the Geekbench 5 benchmark, the AMD Athlon 240GE achieved a result of 930 points (single-core) or 2,389 points (multi-core).

CPU lineage
In this classification you can see to which group of processors the AMD Athlon 240GE belongs. We also show the direct predecessor and successor of AMD Athlon 240GE.
Name:	AMD Athlon 240GE
Family:	AMD Athlon
CPU group:	AMD Athlon 200
Architecture:	Raven Ridge (Zen+)
Segment:	Mobile
Generation:	5
Predecessor:	--
Successor:	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD Athlon 240GE has 2 cores. The clock frequency of the AMD Athlon 240GE is 3.50 GHz (3.50 GHz). An initial performance assessment can be made using the number of CPU cores.

CPU Cores / Threads:	2 / 4
Core architecture:	normal
Cores:	2x

Hyperthreading / SMT:	Yes
Overclocking:	No
Frequency:	3.50 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core):	3.50 GHz
Turbo Frequency (2 Cores):	3.50 GHz

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

AI hardware:	--
AI specifications:	--

Internal Graphics

The AMD Athlon 240GE has an integrated graphics that the system can use to efficiently play back videos. The AMD Athlon 240GE has the AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 (Raven Ridge) installed, which has 3 streaming multiprocessors (192 shaders).

GPU name:	AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 (Raven Ridge)
GPU frequency:	1.10 GHz
GPU (Turbo):	No turbo
Compute units:	3
Shader:	192
Max. GPU Memory:	2 GB

Max. displays:	3
Generation:	8
Direct X:	12
Technology:	14 nm
Release date:	Q1/2018

Hardware codec support

Processors with integrated graphics can process video codecs faster. Support for modern codecs can significantly increase system efficiency during video playback.

h265 / HEVC (8 bit):	Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC (10 bit):	Decode / Encode
h264:	Decode / Encode
VP8:	Decode / Encode
VP9:	Decode / Encode

AV1:	No
AVC:	Decode / Encode
VC-1:	Decode
JPEG:	Decode / Encode

Memory type:	Memory bandwidth:
Memory & PCIe The AMD Athlon 240GE supports a maximum of memory. Depending on the mainboard, the processor can use a maximum of 2 (Dual Channel) memory channels. This results in a maximum bandwidth of the main memory of 42.7 GB/s.

DDR4-2666	42.7 GB/s
Max. Memory:
Memory channels:	2 (Dual Channel)
ECC:	Yes
PCIe:	3.0 x 16
PCIe Bandwidth:	15.8 GB/s

Thermal Management The AMD Athlon 240GE has a TDP of 35 W. Based on the TDP, the system manufacturer can and must adapt the cooling solution to the processor.

TDP (PL1 / PBP):	35 W
TDP (PL2):	--
TDP up:	--
TDP down:	--
Tjunction max.:	--

Technical details

Modern production reduces the waste heat of a processor and increases its efficiency. The AMD Athlon 240GE is made in 14 nm and has 4.00 MB cache.

Technology:	14 nm
Chip design:
Socket:	AM4 (PGA 1331)
L2-Cache:	--
L3-Cache:	4.00 MB
AES-NI:	Yes
Operating systems:

Virtualization:	AMD-V, SVM
Instruction set (ISA):	x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions:	SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
Release date:	Q3/2018
Release price:	75 $
Part Number:	--
Documents:	Technical data sheet

AMD Athlon 240GE
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz (3.50 GHz)

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Benchmark results

The benchmark results for the AMD Athlon 240GE have been carefully checked by us. We only publish benchmark results that have been created by us or that have been submitted by a visitor and then checked by a team member. All results are based on and fullfill our benchmark guidelines.

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.


	Intel Xeon E3-1240L v5 4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz	932
	Intel Core i7-6820HK 4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz	931
	Intel Xeon E5-2637 v3 4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz	931
	AMD Athlon 240GE 2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz	930
	Intel Core i3-10100TE 4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz	929
	Intel Celeron G5925 2C 2T @ 3.60 GHz	928
	Intel Core i7-7820HQ 4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz	928

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.


	Intel Core i5-3450S 4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz	2410
	Intel Core i5-3340 4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz	2402
	Intel Core i5-3350P 4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz	2399
	AMD Athlon 240GE 2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz	2389
	Intel Core i5-7442EQ 4C 4T @ 2.10 GHz	2387
	Intel Core i3-1005G1 2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	2385
	Intel Core i5-2380P 4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz	2377

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	Intel Celeron G5900E 2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz	338
	Intel Celeron G5900T 2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz	338
	Intel Pentium Gold G6400TE 2C 4T @ 3.20 GHz	336
	AMD Athlon 240GE 2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz	334
	Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3 4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz	334
	AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 1200 4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	333
	AMD Ryzen 3 1200 4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	333

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	Intel Xeon X3440 4C 8T @ 2.53 GHz	885
	Intel Core i5-2400 4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz	863
	AMD FX-6300 6C 6T @ 4.10 GHz	854
	AMD Athlon 240GE 2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz	841
	Intel Pentium G4600 2C 4T @ 3.60 GHz	838
	AMD FX-6200 6C 6T @ 4.10 GHz	836
	AMD Athlon Gold 3150U 2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz	827

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.


	Intel Core i5-7500 Intel HD Graphics 630 @ 1.10 GHz	422
	Intel Core i5-7600T Intel HD Graphics 630 @ 1.10 GHz	422
	Intel Core i7-6700T Intel HD Graphics 530 @ 1.10 GHz	422
	AMD Athlon 240GE AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 (Raven Ridge) @ 1.10 GHz	422
	AMD Athlon Silver Pro 3125GE AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 (Raven Ridge) @ 1.10 GHz	422
	AMD Athlon Gold Pro 3150G AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 (Raven Ridge) @ 1.10 GHz	422
	AMD Athlon Gold 3150GE AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 (Raven Ridge) @ 1.10 GHz	422

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.


	Intel Core i3-7300 2C 4T @ 4.00 GHz	4561
	Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c Gen 2 8C 8T @ 2.55 GHz	4557
	Intel Core i5-4460S 4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz	4543
	AMD Athlon 240GE 2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz	4534
	Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G 8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz	4534
	Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 8C 8T @ 2.84 GHz	4527
	Intel Core i5-3550S 4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	4512

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	Intel Core i5-7300HQ 4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz	143
	Intel Core i7-4810MQ 4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz	143
	Intel Pentium Gold G6400T 2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	143
	AMD Athlon 240GE 2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz	142
	Intel Core i3-1000NG4 4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz	142
	AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 2200G 4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz	142
	AMD Ryzen 3 2200G 4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz	142

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	Intel Core i3-6300 2C 4T @ 3.80 GHz	403
	Intel Core i5-7287U 2C 4T @ 3.70 GHz	401
	Intel Xeon E3-1235L v5 4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz	401
	AMD Athlon 240GE 2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz	397
	Intel Pentium Gold G6400E 2C 4T @ 3.80 GHz	397
	Intel Pentium Gold G5420 2C 4T @ 3.80 GHz	395
	Intel Core i7-7560U 2C 4T @ 3.70 GHz	394

Benchmarks

Geekbench 5 (SC)
2,439 entries

Geekbench 5 (MC)
2,412 entries

Cinebench R20 (SC)
648 entries

Cinebench R20 (MC)
596 entries

FP32 SP (iGPU)
1,954 entries

3DMark Timespy (iGPU)
478 entries

PassMark CPU-Mark
2,337 entries

Cinebench R15 (SC)
1,104 entries

Cinebench R15 (MC)
1,099 entries

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