Phenom II X2 P650 vs E-240
Primary details
Comparing E-240 and Phenom II X2 P650 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3354 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | AMD E-Series | 2x AMD Phenom II |
| Power efficiency | 0.63 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Zacate (2011−2013) | Champlain (2010−2011) |
| Release date | 4 January 2011 (13 years ago) | 19 October 2010 (14 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
E-240 and Phenom II X2 P650 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 |
| Boost clock speed | 1.5 GHz | 2.8 GHz |
| Bus rate | no data | 3600 MHz |
| L1 cache | 64 KB | 256 KB |
| L2 cache | 512 KB | 2 MB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | no data |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 45 nm |
| Die size | 75 mm2 | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on E-240 and Phenom II X2 P650 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 | 1 | no data |
| Socket | FT1 BGA 413-Ball | S1 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 18 Watt | 25 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by E-240 and Phenom II X2 P650. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | MMX(+), SSE(1,2,3,3S,4A), AMD-V | HyperTransport 3.0, SSE4A, AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Vurtualization |
| VirusProtect | - | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by E-240 and Phenom II X2 P650 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by E-240 and Phenom II X2 P650. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 Single-channel | DDR3 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon HD 6310 | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 4 January 2011 | 19 October 2010 |
| Physical cores | 1 | 2 |
| Threads | 1 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 45 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 18 Watt | 25 Watt |
E-240 has an age advantage of 2 months, a 12.5% more advanced lithography process, and 38.9% lower power consumption.
Phenom II X2 P650, on the other hand, has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.
We couldn't decide between E-240 and Phenom II X2 P650. We've got no test results to judge.
Should you still have questions on choice between E-240 and Phenom II X2 P650, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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