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Intel Pentium G640 vs AMD Athlon II X2 240

The Intel Pentium G640 @ 2.80GHz is newer than AMD Athlon II X2 240 also around 23% faster in multi-threaded (CPU Mark) testing, it is around 17% faster in single-thread testing. Both CPUs operates at simliar power levels (TDP). All the CPUs in this comparison belong in the Desktop CPU Class.The values below were tabulated from a combined 931 benchmarks submitted from our PerformanceTest software and results and are updated daily to include new submissions.

  • The first section will show basic information for each CPU selected.
  • The additional graphs shows the CPU Mark and Single Thread values of each CPU selected.
  • An accompany graph, if price data is available, will shows the value for money, in terms of the CPU Mark/Thread Rating per dollar.
  • The last section will show approximate yearly running costs for the CPUs.

×Intel Pentium G640 @ 2.80GHz×AMD Athlon II X2 240+ ADD
Price $30.75 - BUY $24.95 - BUY
Socket TypeLGA1155AM3
CPU ClassDesktopDesktop
Clockspeed2.8 GHz2.8 GHz
Turbo SpeedNot SupportedNot Supported
# of Physical Cores2 (Threads: 2)2 (Threads: 2)
CacheL1: 128KB, L2: 0.5MB, L3: 3MBL1: 256KB, L2: 2.0MB,
TDP65W65W
Yearly Running Cost$11.86$11.86
Other
First Seen on ChartQ3 2012Q3 2009
# of Samples247684
CPU Value44.442.1
Single Thread Rating(% diff. to max in group)1301(0.0%)10843(-16.7%)
CPU Mark(% diff. to max in group)1364(0.0%)1049(-23.1%)
3 - Single thread rating may be higher than the overall rating, thread performance is just one component of the CPU Mark.

CPU Mark Rating
As of 14th of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Intel Pentium G640 @ 2.80GHz
1,364
AMD Athlon II X2 240
1,049
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CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price)
As of 14th of March 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Intel Pentium G640 @ 2.80GHz
44.4
AMD Athlon II X2 240
42.1
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CPU Single Thread Rating
As of 14th of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Intel Pentium G640 @ 2.80GHz
1,301
AMD Athlon II X2 240
1,084
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Estimated Energy Usage Cost
Estimated Energy Adjustable Values
Average hours of use per day Average CPU Utilization (0-100%)1 Power cost, $ per kWh2
8
25
1Average user usage is typically low and can vary from task to task. An estimate load 25% is nominal.
2Typical power costs vary around the world. Check your last power bill for details. Values of $0.15 to $0.45 per kWh are typical.
Intel Pentium G640 @ 2.80GHz AMD Athlon II X2 240
Max TDP65W65W
Power consumption per day (kWh)0.130.13
Running cost per day$0.033$0.033
Power consumption per year (kWh)47.547.5
Running cost per year$11.86$11.86
Shown CPU power usage is based on linear interpolation of Max TDP (i.e. max load). Actual CPU power profile may vary.