Duo T2300E vs Athlon II X4 640

Primary details

Comparing Athlon II X4 640 and Core Duo T2300E processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2199not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.92no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataCore Duo
Power efficiency1.40no data
Architecture codenamePropus (2009−2011)Yonah (2005−2006)
Release date11 May 2010 (14 years ago)no data (2024 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$80no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Athlon II X4 640 and Core Duo T2300E 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads42
Base clock speed3 GHz1.66 GHz
Boost clock speed3 GHz1.66 GHz
Bus rateno data667 MHz
L1 cache128 KB (per core)no data
L2 cache512 KB (per core)no data
L3 cache0 KB2 MB L2 KB
Chip lithography45 nm65 nm
Die size169 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Number of transistors300 millionno data
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage rangeno data0.7625-1.3V

Compatibility

Information on Athlon II X4 640 and Core Duo T2300E 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 configuration1no data
SocketAM3PBGA479, PPGA478
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt31 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon II X4 640 and Core Duo T2300E. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data-
Demand Based Switchingno data-
PAEno data32 Bit
FSB parityno data-

Security technologies

Athlon II X4 640 and Core Duo T2300E technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon II X4 640 and Core Duo T2300E are enumerated here.

VT-xno data-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon II X4 640 and Core Duo T2300E. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon II X4 640 and Core Duo T2300E.

PCIe version2.0no data

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 4 2
Threads 4 2
Chip lithography 45 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 31 Watt

Athlon II X4 640 has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 44.4% more advanced lithography process.

Duo T2300E, on the other hand, has 206.5% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Athlon II X4 640 and Core Duo T2300E. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Athlon II X4 640 is a desktop processor while Core Duo T2300E is a notebook one.


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AMD Athlon II X4 640
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