AMD Athlon II X2 340 Benchmark, Test and specs

Last updated: 2023-05-10

The AMD Athlon II X2 340 is a 2 core processor. It can handle 2 threads simultaneously and was introduced in Q4/2012. The AMD Athlon II X2 340 is based on the 3. generation of the AMD Athlon II series and requires a mainboard with the socket FM2.

CPU lineage
Here you can see which group the AMD Athlon II X2 340 belongs to and which processor is the predecessor of the AMD Athlon II X2 340.
Name:	AMD Athlon II X2 340
Family:	AMD Athlon II
CPU group:	AMD Athlon II X2 (Trinity)
Architecture:	Trinity
Segment:	Desktop / Server
Generation:	3
Predecessor:	--
Successor:	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The 2 CPU cores of the AMD Athlon II X2 340 clock with 3.20 GHz (3.60 GHz). The number of CPU cores and the clock frequency of the processor are largely responsible for the overall performance.

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

Hyperthreading / SMT:	No
Overclocking:	No
Frequency:	3.20 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core):	3.60 GHz
Turbo Frequency (2 Cores):	3.60 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

With the no iGPU, the AMD Athlon II X2 340 has an build in graphic solution. It has SM processors, which have a total of texture shaders. The iGPU not only enables games, but also significantly accelerates video playback.

GPU name:	no iGPU
GPU frequency:
GPU (Turbo):	No turbo
Compute units:
Shader:
Max. GPU Memory:	--

Max. displays:
Generation:
Direct X:	--
Technology:
Release date:

Hardware codec support

Processors that have an integrated graphics can play videos faster and more efficiently. This can have a positive effect on the battery life of notebooks, for example.

h265 / HEVC (8 bit):	No
h265 / HEVC (10 bit):	No
h264:	No
VP8:	No
VP9:	No

AV1:	No
AVC:	No
VC-1:	No
JPEG:	No

Memory type:	Memory bandwidth:
Memory & PCIe The AMD Athlon II X2 340 supports up to memory in up to 1 (Single Channel) memory channels. This results in a maximum memory bandwidth of --.

DDR3-1600	--
Max. Memory:
Memory channels:	1 (Single Channel)
ECC:	No
PCIe:
PCIe Bandwidth:	--

Thermal Management With the TDP, the processor manufacturer specifies the cooling solution required for the processor. The AMD Athlon II X2 340 has a TDP of 65 W.

TDP (PL1 / PBP):	65 W
TDP (PL2):	--
TDP up:	--
TDP down:	--
Tjunction max.:	--

Technical details

The AMD Athlon II X2 340 has a 1.00 MB large cache. The processor is manufactured in %%Manufacturing%%. Modern production increases the efficiency of the processor.

Technology:	32 nm
Chip design:
Socket:	FM2
L2-Cache:	--
L3-Cache:	1.00 MB
AES-NI:	No
Operating systems:	Windows 10, Linux

Virtualization:	AMD-V
Instruction set (ISA):	x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions:	MMX, 3DNow!, SSE3, SSE4a
Release date:	Q4/2012
Release price:	30 $
Part Number:	--
Documents:	--

AMD Athlon II X2 340
2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz (3.60 GHz)

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Benchmark results

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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 X3 405e 3C 3T @ 2.30 GHz	1330
	AMD Athlon II X3 400e 3C 3T @ 2.20 GHz	1317
	Intel Core2 Duo E8600 2C 2T @ 3.33 GHz	1317
	AMD Athlon II X2 340 2C 2T @ 3.60 GHz	1300
	MediaTek Helio X10 8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz	1293
	AMD A6-4455M 2C 2T @ 2.60 GHz	1293
	Intel Celeron 3867U 2C 2T @ 1.80 GHz	1290

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.


	AMD Phenom II X4 940 4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	78
	AMD Phenom II X6 1035T 6C 6T @ 3.10 GHz	78
	Intel Pentium Silver N5000 4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz	78
	AMD Athlon II X2 340 2C 2T @ 3.60 GHz	77
	AMD FX-9800P 4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz	77
	Intel Celeron N4120 4C 4T @ 2.60 GHz	77
	Intel Pentium 3825U 2C 4T @ 1.90 GHz	77

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 Pentium 3558U 2C 2T @ 1.70 GHz	131
	AMD A9-9410 2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz	130
	Intel Celeron 3855U 2C 2T @ 1.60 GHz	127
	AMD Athlon II X2 340 2C 2T @ 3.60 GHz	126
	Intel Pentium 3556U 2C 2T @ 1.70 GHz	126
	Intel Celeron N3150 4C 4T @ 2.08 GHz	126
	AMD A4-3400 2C 2T @ 2.70 GHz	125

Benchmarks

PassMark CPU-Mark
2,319 entries

Cinebench R15 (SC)
1,102 entries

Cinebench R15 (MC)
1,097 entries

Geekbench 3 (SC)
941 entries

Geekbench 3 (MC)
937 entries

Cinebench R11.5 (SC)
825 entries

Cinebench R11.5 (MC)
836 entries

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