Athlon X2 BE-2350 vs V-Series V120
Aggregate performance score
Athlon X2 BE-2350 outperforms V-Series V120 by a considerable 42% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3386 | 3279 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | AMD V-Series | no data |
| Power efficiency | 0.41 | 0.32 |
| Designer | AMD | AMD |
| Architecture codename | Champlain (2010−2011) | Brisbane (2007−2008) |
| Release date | 12 May 2010 (15 years ago) | October 2007 (18 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
V-Series V120 and Athlon X2 BE-2350 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 |
| Boost clock speed | 2.2 GHz | 2.1 GHz |
| Bus rate | 3200 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | 256 KB |
| L2 cache | 512 KB | 512 KB |
| L3 cache | no data | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 65 nm |
| Die size | no data | 126 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | no data | 154 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on V-Series V120 and Athlon X2 BE-2350 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 | no data | 1 |
| Socket | S1 | AM2 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 45 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by V-Series V120 and Athlon X2 BE-2350. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | MMX, 3DNow, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4A, AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Virtualization | no data |
| VirusProtect | + | - |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by V-Series V120 and Athlon X2 BE-2350 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by V-Series V120 and Athlon X2 BE-2350. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.24 | 0.34 |
| Physical cores | 1 | 2 |
| Threads | 1 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 65 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 45 Watt |
V-Series V120 has a 44.4% more advanced lithography process, and 80% lower power consumption.
Athlon X2 BE-2350, on the other hand, has a 41.7% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.
The AMD Athlon X2 BE-2350 is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD V-Series V120 in performance tests.
Be aware that V-Series V120 is a notebook processor while Athlon X2 BE-2350 is a desktop one.
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