E2-3000 vs Phenom II X2 N640

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Primary details

Comparing Phenom II X2 N640 and E2-3000 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking2424not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Series2x AMD Phenom IIAMD E-Series
Architecture codenameChamplain (2010−2011)Kabini (2013−2014)
Release date1 October 2010 (13 years ago)23 May 2013 (11 years ago)
Current priceno data$202

Detailed specifications

Phenom II X2 N640 and E2-3000 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 cores2 (Dual-core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads22
Boost clock speed2.9 GHz1.65 GHz
Bus support3600 MHzno data
L1 cache256 KBno data
L2 cache2 MB1024 KB
L3 cacheno data0 KB
Chip lithography45 nm28 nm
Die sizeno data246 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data90 °C
Number of transistorsno data1,178 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Phenom II X2 N640 and E2-3000 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 configurationno data1
SocketS1FT3
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X2 N640 and E2-3000. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsDDR3 memory controller, HyperTransport 3.0, SSE4A, AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Vurtualization86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX, DDR3L-1600
AES-NIno data+
FMAno dataFMA4
AVXno data+
PowerTuneno data-
TrueAudiono data-
PowerNowno data+
PowerGatingno data+
Out-of-band client managementno data-
VirusProtect++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom II X2 N640 and E2-3000 are enumerated here.

AMD-Vno data+
IOMMU 2.0no data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X2 N640 and E2-3000. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Max memory channelsno data1

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon HD 8280
Endurono data+
Switchable graphicsno data1
UVDno data+
VCEno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Phenom II X2 N640 and E2-3000 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPortno data+
HDMIno data+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Phenom II X2 N640 and E2-3000 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno dataDirectX® 12
Vulkanno data1

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Phenom II X2 N640 and E2-3000.

PCIe versionno data2.0

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 October 2010 23 May 2013
Chip lithography 45 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 15 Watt

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