Athlon II X2 240 vs V-Series V120

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Primary details

Comparing V-Series V120 and Athlon II X2 240 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance rankingnot rated2632
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data3.28
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesAMD V-Seriesno data
Architecture codenameChamplain (2010−2011)Regor (2009−2013)
Release date12 May 2010 (14 years ago)July 2009 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$35
Current price$23 $25 (0.7x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

V-Series V120 and Athlon II X2 240 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 cores1 (Single-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads12
Boost clock speed2.2 GHz2.8 GHz
Bus support3200 MHzno data
L1 cache128 KB256 KB
L2 cache512 KB2 MB
L3 cacheno data0 KB
Chip lithography45 nm45 nm
Die sizeno data117 mm2
Number of transistorsno data410 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on V-Series V120 and Athlon II X2 240 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
SocketS1AM3
Power consumption (TDP)25 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by V-Series V120 and Athlon II X2 240. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntegrated DDR3 memory controller, MMX, 3DNow, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4A, AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Virtualizationno data
VirusProtect+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by V-Series V120 and Athlon II X2 240 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by V-Series V120 and Athlon II X2 240. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 1 2
Threads 1 2
Power consumption (TDP) 25 Watt 65 Watt

We couldn't decide between V-Series V120 and Athlon II X2 240. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that V-Series V120 is a notebook processor while Athlon II X2 240 is a desktop one.


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AMD V-Series V120
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