Athlon X2 BE-2300 vs Athlon 64 LE-1640

Primary details

Comparing Athlon 64 LE-1640 and Athlon X2 BE-2300 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	3037
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Power efficiency	no data	0.76
Architecture codename	Orleans (2007−2009)	Brisbane (2007−2008)
Release date	7 January 2009 (15 years ago)	October 2007 (17 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Athlon 64 LE-1640 and Athlon X2 BE-2300 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores	1 (Single-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	1	2
Base clock speed	2.6 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	2.6 GHz	1.9 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	512K	512 KB
L3 cache	0 KB	0 KB
Chip lithography	90 nm	65 nm
Die size	101.3 mm2	126 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	69 °C	no data
Number of transistors	154 million	154 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Athlon 64 LE-1640 and Athlon X2 BE-2300 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Socket	AM2	AM2
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	45 Watt

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 64 LE-1640 and Athlon X2 BE-2300. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR2

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Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

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Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon 64 LE-1640 and Athlon X2 BE-2300.

PCIe version

2.0

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Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	1	2
Threads	1	2
Chip lithography	90 nm	65 nm

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