Athlon 64 LE-1640 vs E-300
Primary details
Comparing E-300 and Athlon 64 LE-1640 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | AMD E-Series | no data |
| Architecture codename | Zacate (2010−2013) | Orleans (2007−2009) |
| Release date | 22 August 2011 (13 years ago) | 7 January 2009 (15 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
E-300 and Athlon 64 LE-1640 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 | 2 (Dual-core) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 1 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 2.6 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1.3 GHz | 2.6 GHz |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 512K |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 90 nm |
| Die size | 75 mm2 | 101.3 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 69 °C |
| Number of transistors | no data | 154 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on E-300 and Athlon 64 LE-1640 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 | FT1 (BGA413) | AM2 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 18 Watt | 45 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by E-300 and Athlon 64 LE-1640. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SVM | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by E-300 and Athlon 64 LE-1640 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by E-300 and Athlon 64 LE-1640. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR2 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon HD 6310 | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by E-300 and Athlon 64 LE-1640.
| PCIe version | no data | 2.0 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 22 August 2011 | 7 January 2009 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 1 |
| Threads | 2 | 1 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 90 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 18 Watt | 45 Watt |
E-300 has an age advantage of 2 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 181.3% more advanced lithography process, and 150% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between E-300 and Athlon 64 LE-1640. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that E-300 is a notebook processor while Athlon 64 LE-1640 is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between E-300 and Athlon 64 LE-1640, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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