Pentium 4 HT 640 vs E-240

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Primary details

Comparing E-240 and Pentium 4 HT 640 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking3339not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesAMD E-Seriesno data
Power efficiency0.63no data
Architecture codenameZacate (2011−2013)Prescott (2001−2005)
Release date4 January 2011 (13 years ago)February 2005 (19 years ago)

Detailed specifications

E-240 and Pentium 4 HT 640 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 cores1 (Single-Core)1 (Single-Core)
Threads12
Boost clock speed1.5 GHz3.2 GHz
L1 cache64 KB28 KB
L2 cache512 KB2 MB
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography40 nm90 nm
Die size75 mm2109 mm2
Number of transistorsno data169 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on E-240 and Pentium 4 HT 640 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 configuration11
SocketFT1 BGA 413-Ball775
Power consumption (TDP)18 Watt84 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by E-240 and Pentium 4 HT 640. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX(+), SSE(1,2,3,3S,4A), AMD-Vno data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by E-240 and Pentium 4 HT 640 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by E-240 and Pentium 4 HT 640. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3 Single-channelDDR1, DDR2, DDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon HD 6310no data

Pros & cons summary


Threads 1 2
Chip lithography 40 nm 90 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 18 Watt 84 Watt

E-240 has a 125% more advanced lithography process, and 366.7% lower power consumption.

Pentium 4 HT 640, on the other hand, has 100% more threads.

We couldn't decide between E-240 and Pentium 4 HT 640. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that E-240 is a notebook processor while Pentium 4 HT 640 is a desktop one.


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AMD E-240
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