Athlon 240GE vs Core i3-1115GRE

Both the Athlon 240GE and Core i3-1115GRE share an identical 2-core/4-thread configuration. Boost clocks reach 3.5 GHz on the Athlon 240GE versus 3.9 GHz on the Core i3-1115GRE — a 10.8% clock advantage for the Core i3-1115GRE (base: 3.5 GHz vs 2.2 GHz). The Athlon 240GE uses the Zen (2017−2020) architecture (14 nm), while the Core i3-1115GRE uses Tiger Lake-U (2020−2021) (10 nm). In PassMark, the Athlon 240GE scores 4,561 against the Core i3-1115GRE's 4,588 — a 0.6% lead for the Core i3-1115GRE. Geekbench 6 single-core — the metric most relevant to gaming — records 930 vs 1,175, a 23.3% lead for the Core i3-1115GRE that directly translates to higher frame rates. Multi-core Geekbench: 2,200 vs 2,233 (1.5% advantage for the Core i3-1115GRE). L3 cache: 4 MB (total) on the Athlon 240GE vs 6 MB (total) on the Core i3-1115GRE.

The Athlon 240GE uses the AM4 socket (PCIe 3.0), while the Core i3-1115GRE uses FCBGA1449 (PCIe 4.0) — making them incompatible on the same motherboard. Maximum memory speed reaches DDR4-2666 on the Athlon 240GE versus DDR4-3200 on the Core i3-1115GRE — the Core i3-1115GRE supports 20% faster memory, which can translate to measurable gains in memory-sensitive workloads. Both support up to 64 GB of RAM. Both feature 2-channel memory with ECC support. PCIe lanes: 8 (Athlon 240GE) vs 4 (Core i3-1115GRE) — the Athlon 240GE offers 4 more lanes for additional GPUs or NVMe drives. Chipset compatibility: A320,B450 (Athlon 240GE) and SoC (Core i3-1115GRE).

Only the Core i3-1115GRE supports AVX-512 instructions — important for machine learning and scientific applications. Virtualization support: AMD-V (Athlon 240GE) vs Yes (Core i3-1115GRE). Both include integrated graphics — Radeon Vega 3 (Athlon 240GE) and Intel UHD Graphics (Core i3-1115GRE) — useful as a fallback for troubleshooting or display output without a dedicated GPU. Primary use case: Athlon 240GE targets Budget Desktop. Direct competitor: Athlon 240GE rivals Pentium Gold G5400.

At launch, the Athlon 240GE was priced at $75, while the Core i3-1115GRE came in at $338. On launch pricing ($75 vs $338), Athlon 240GE was $263 cheaper. In terms of value on MSRP (PassMark points per dollar), the Athlon 240GE delivers 60.8 pts/$ vs 13.6 pts/$ for the Core i3-1115GRE — making the Athlon 240GE the 127% better value option.

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