Athlon II X2 240 vs Core i5-13400F

The Athlon II X2 240 packs 2 cores / 2 threads, while the Core i5-13400F offers 10 cores / 16 threads — the Core i5-13400F has 8 more cores. Boost clocks reach 2.8 GHz on the Athlon II X2 240 versus 4.6 GHz on the Core i5-13400F — a 48.6% clock advantage for the Core i5-13400F (base: 2.8 GHz vs 2.5 GHz). The Athlon II X2 240 uses the Regor (2009−2013) architecture (45 nm), while the Core i5-13400F uses Raptor Lake-S (2023−2024) (Intel 7 nm). In PassMark, the Athlon II X2 240 scores 1,060 against the Core i5-13400F's 25,029 — a 183.7% lead for the Core i5-13400F. Geekbench 6 single-core — the metric most relevant to gaming — records 373 vs 2,407, a 146.3% lead for the Core i5-13400F that directly translates to higher frame rates. Multi-core Geekbench: 700 vs 11,408 (176.9% advantage for the Core i5-13400F). L3 cache: 0 kB on the Athlon II X2 240 vs 20 MB (total) on the Core i5-13400F.

The Athlon II X2 240 uses the AM3 socket (PCIe 2.0), while the Core i5-13400F uses LGA1700 (PCIe 5.0) — making them incompatible on the same motherboard. Maximum memory speed reaches DDR3-1066 on the Athlon II X2 240 versus DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200 on the Core i5-13400F — the Core i5-13400F supports 350.3% faster memory, which can translate to measurable gains in memory-sensitive workloads. The Core i5-13400F supports up to 192 GB of RAM compared to 16 GB — 1100% more capacity for professional workloads. Both feature 2-channel memory with ECC support. PCIe lanes: 16 (Athlon II X2 240) vs 20 (Core i5-13400F) — the Core i5-13400F offers 4 more lanes for additional GPUs or NVMe drives. Chipset compatibility: 760G,785G,790GX,880G,890GX (Athlon II X2 240) and H610,B660,H670,Z690,B760,H770,Z790 (Core i5-13400F).

Neither processor supports overclocking. Virtualization support: AMD-V (Athlon II X2 240) vs VT-x, VT-d (Core i5-13400F). Primary use case: Athlon II X2 240 targets Desktop, Core i5-13400F targets Gaming. Direct competitor: Athlon II X2 240 rivals Pentium E5400; Core i5-13400F rivals Ryzen 5 7600.

At launch, the Athlon II X2 240 was priced at $60, while the Core i5-13400F came in at $196. On launch pricing ($60 vs $196), Athlon II X2 240 was $136 cheaper. In terms of value on MSRP (PassMark points per dollar), the Athlon II X2 240 delivers 17.7 pts/$ vs 127.7 pts/$ for the Core i5-13400F — making the Core i5-13400F the 151.4% better value option.

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