Athlon II X2 240 vs V-Series V140
Aggregate performance score
Athlon II X2 240 outperforms V-Series V140 by a whopping 140% 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 | 3419 | 3037 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 3.28 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | AMD V-Series | no data |
| Power efficiency | no data | 0.99 |
| Designer | AMD | AMD |
| Architecture codename | Champlain (2010−2011) | Regor (2009−2013) |
| Release date | 4 October 2010 (15 years ago) | 23 July 2009 (16 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $35 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
V-Series V140 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 cores | 1 (Single-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 1 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 2.8 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.3 GHz | 2.8 GHz |
| Bus rate | 3200 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | 256 KB |
| L2 cache | 512 KB | 2 MB |
| L3 cache | no data | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 45 nm |
| Die size | no data | 117 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | no data | 410 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on V-Series V140 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 configuration | no data | 1 |
| Socket | S1 | AM3 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 512 KB | 65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by V-Series V140 and Athlon II X2 240. 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 V140 and Athlon II X2 240 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by V-Series V140 and Athlon II X2 240. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR3 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by V-Series V140 and Athlon II X2 240.
| PCIe version | no data | 2.0 |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.25 | 0.60 |
| Recency | 4 October 2010 | 23 July 2009 |
| Physical cores | 1 | 2 |
| Threads | 1 | 2 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 512 Watt | 65 Watt |
V-Series V140 has an age advantage of 1 year.
Athlon II X2 240, on the other hand, has a 140% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and 687.7% lower power consumption.
The AMD Athlon II X2 240 is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD V-Series V140 in performance tests.
Be aware that V-Series V140 is a notebook processor while Athlon II X2 240 is a desktop one.
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