AMD E 240 vs Athlon Neo 40 |
Released January, 2011
AMD E 240
- 1.5 GHz
- Single core
Reasons to buy the AMD E 240
 | Much newer manufacturing process 40 nm | | Has a built-in GPU Yes |
| | More l2 cache 1 MB | | Much more l2 cache per core 1 MB/core |
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Released January, 2009
AMD Athlon Neo 40
- 1.6 GHz
- Single core
Reasons to buy the Athlon Neo 40
| | Higher Maximum operating temperature 95 °C |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| Much newer manufacturing process | 40 nm | vs | 65 nm | A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor | |||
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| Has a built-in GPU | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; A separate graphics adapter is not required | |||
| More l2 cache | 1 MB | vs | 0.5 MB | 2x more l2 cache; more data can be stored in the l2 cache for quick access later | |||
| Much more l2 cache per core | 1 MB/core | vs | 0.5 MB/core | 2x more l2 cache per core | |||
| Newer | Jan, 2011 | vs | Jan, 2009 | Release date over 2 years later | |||
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| Higher Maximum operating temperature | 95 °C | vs | 90 °C | More than 5% higher Maximum operating temperature | |||
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Features Key features of the E 240 vs Athlon Neo 40
clock speed
L2 cache
TDP
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | E 240 | vs | Athlon Neo 40 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clock speed | 1.5 GHz | 1.6 GHz | |
| Cores | Single core | Single core | |
| Is unlocked | No | No | |
features | |||
| Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
| Has virtualization support | Yes | Yes | |
| Instruction set extensions | |||
| SSE4a | |||
| SSE2 | |||
| MMX | |||
| SSE3 | |||
| SSE | |||
| AMD64 | |||
| AMD-V | |||
| 3DNow! | |||
| Supplemental SSE3 | |||
| Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
details | E 240 | vs | Athlon Neo 40 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Threads | 1 | 1 | |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 0.5 MB | |
| L2 cache per core | 1 MB/core | 0.5 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 40 nm | 65 nm | |
| Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
| Operating temperature | Unknown - 90°C | Unknown - 95°C | |
integrated graphics | |||
| GPU | GPU | None | |
| Label | Radeon™ HD 6310 | N/A | |
| Latest DirectX | 11.0 | N/A | |
| GPU clock speed | 500 MHz | N/A | |
| Turbo clock speed | 500 MHz | N/A | |
power consumption | |||
| TDP | 18W | 15W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 4.34 $/year | 3.61 $/year | |
| Annual commercial energy cost | 15.77 $/year | 13.14 $/year | |
| Typical power consumption | 14.63W | 12.19W | |
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