Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2140: specs and benchmarks

Summary

Intel started Pentium Dual-Core E2140 sales on June 2007. Based on an Allendale architecture, this desktop processor is primarily aimed at home systems. It has 2 cores and 2 threads, and is based on 65 nm manufacturing technology, with a maximum frequency of 1600 MHz and a locked multiplier.

Compatibility-wise, this is Intel Socket 775 processor with a TDP of 65 Watt. It supports DDR1, DDR2, DDR3 memory.

General info

Pentium Dual-Core E2140 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and pricing.

Place in performance ranking	not rated
Market segment	Desktop processor
Architecture codename	Allendale (2006−2009)
Release date	June 2007 (16 years old)
Current price	$54	of 15854 (Xeon Platinum 8276L)

Technical specs

Basic microprocessor parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters can generally indicate CPU performance, but to be more precise you have to review its test results.

Physical cores	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	2
Boost clock speed	1.6 GHz	of 6 (Core i9-13900KS)
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	of 7475.2 (Apple M2 Pro 10-Core)
L2 cache	1 MB (shared)	of 36 (Apple M2 Max)
L3 cache	0 KB	of 786432 (EPYC 7373X)
Chip lithography	65 nm	of 4 (Ryzen 9 7940HS)
Die size	77 mm2
Number of transistors	105 million	of 9900000 (Ryzen 5 7645HX)
64 bit support	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-
Unlocked multiplier	-

Compatibility

Information on Pentium Dual-Core E2140 compatibility with other computer components and devices: 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	of 8 (Opteron 842)
Socket	775
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	of 400 (Xeon Platinum 9282)

Technologies and extensions

Technological capabilities and additional instructions supported by Pentium Dual-Core E2140. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)

+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel number of RAM supported by Pentium Dual-Core E2140's memory controller. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequency may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR1, DDR2, DDR3

of 5600 (Ryzen 9 7940HS)

Benchmark performance

Single-core and multi-core benchmark results of Pentium Dual-Core E2140. Overall benchmark performance is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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