V-Series V160 vs Athlon II P340
Primary details
Comparing Athlon II P340 and V-Series V160 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | AMD Athlon II | AMD V-Series |
| Architecture codename | Champlain (2010−2011) | Champlain (2010−2011) |
| Release date | 4 October 2010 (14 years ago) | 1 December 2010 (13 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Athlon II P340 and V-Series V160 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 | 2 (Dual-core) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 1 |
| Boost clock speed | 2.2 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
| Bus rate | 3200 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| L1 cache | 256 KB | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 512 KB |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 45 nm |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Athlon II P340 and V-Series V160 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.
| Socket | S1g4 | S1 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 25 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon II P340 and V-Series V160. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | SSE-3, SSE4A, 3DNow!, MMX, DEP, SVM | MMX, 3DNow, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4A, AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Virtualization |
| VirusProtect | - | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon II P340 and V-Series V160 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon II P340 and V-Series V160. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR3 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 4 October 2010 | 1 December 2010 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 1 |
| Threads | 2 | 1 |
Athlon II P340 has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.
V-Series V160, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 month.
We couldn't decide between Athlon II P340 and V-Series V160. We've got no test results to judge.
Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon II P340 and V-Series V160, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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