AMD Athlon II X2 210e VS AMD Athlon II X2 240e

Comparing AMD Athlon II X2 210e vs AMD Athlon II X2 240e

Comparison of video cards AMD Athlon II X2 210e vs AMD Athlon II X2 240e in benchmarks and specifications.

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Differences

Top features of AMD Athlon II X2 210e

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Top features of AMD Athlon II X2 240e

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Higher clock speed

2.80 GHz 2.60 GHz

Around 7% better clock speed

Specifications

Complete list of technical specifications

AMD Athlon II X2 210e AMD Athlon II X2 240e

CPU generation and family

Let's find out which one of AMD Athlon II X2 210e and AMD Athlon II X2 240e is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

Specification	Value
Name	AMD Athlon II X2 210e AMD Athlon II X2 240e
Family	AMD Athlon II AMD Athlon II
CPU group	AMD Athlon II X2 (Propus) AMD Athlon II X2 (Propus)
Segment	Desktop / Server Desktop / Server
Generation	1 1

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

In this block we are going to compare AMD Athlon II X2 210e vs AMD Athlon II X2 240e by main technical specifications: number of cores and threads, base and maximum frequencies, process technology and cache size. The higher these specifications are, the more powerful your CPU will be.

Specification	Value
CPU Cores / Threads	2 / 2 2 / 2
Core architecture	normal normal
Cores	2x 2x
Hyperthreading / SMT	No No
Overclocking	No No
Frequency	2.60 GHz 2.80 GHz

Internal Graphics

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in AMD Athlon II X2 210e and AMD Athlon II X2 240e along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

Specification	Value
GPU name	no iGPU no iGPU
GPU (Turbo)	No turbo No turbo

Hardware codec support

Let's compare the support of video codecs between AMD Athlon II X2 210e and AMD Athlon II X2 240e. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

Specification	Value
h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	No No
h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	No No
h264	No No
VP8	No No
VP9	No No
AV1	No No
AVC	No No
VC-1	No No
JPEG	No No

Memory & PCIe

To choose the best model between AMD Athlon II X2 210e and AMD Athlon II X2 240e you need to pay special attention to memory type, clock frequency, multi-channel features, and PCIe version. The higher these numbers are, the better your CPU will be. Keep in mind that the maximum memory and frequency may also depend on the model of the motherboard.

Specification	Value
Memory type	DDR3-1333 DDR3-1333
Max. Memory	16 GB 16 GB
Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel) 2 (Dual Channel)
ECC	No No
PCIe	2.0 2.0
AES-NI	No No

Thermal Management

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for AMD Athlon II X2 210e or AMD Athlon II X2 240e? The Thermal Design Power (TDP) indicates the maximum amount of heat that should be dissipated by the chip cooling system. However, the value of TDP gives only a rough indication of the real power consumption of the CPU.

Specification	Value
TDP (PL1)	45 W 45 W

Technical details

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for AMD Athlon II X2 210e and AMD Athlon II X2 240e CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

Specification	Value
Technology	45 nm 45 nm
Socket	AM3 AM3
L2-Cache	2.00 MB 2.00 MB
Architecture	Propus Propus
Operating systems	Windows 10, Linux Windows 10, Linux
Virtualization	AMD-V AMD-V
Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions	MMX, 3DNow!, SSE3, SSE4a MMX, 3DNow!, SSE3, SSE4a
Release date	Q3/2010 Q3/2009