Sempron X2 240: specs and benchmarks
Summary
AMD started Sempron X2 240 sales on 2012. Based on a Trinity architecture, this desktop processor is primarily aimed at home systems. It has 2 cores and 2 threads, and is based on 32 nm manufacturing technology, with a maximum frequency of 3300 MHz and a locked multiplier.
Compatibility-wise, this is AMD Socket FM2 processor with a TDP of 65 Watt and a maximum temperature of 74 °C. It supports DDR3-1600 memory.
Primary details
Sempron X2 240 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and pricing.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | |
| Architecture codename | Trinity (2012−2013) | |
| Release date | 2012 (12 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Basic microprocessor parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters can generally indicate CPU performance, but to be more precise you have to review its test results.
| Physical cores | 2 (Dual-core) | |
| Threads | 2 | |
| Base clock speed | 2.9 GHz | of 4.7 GHz (FX-9590) |
| Boost clock speed | 3.3 GHz | of 6.2 GHz (Core i9-14900KS) |
| L1 cache | 96K | of 80 KB (EPYC 9965) |
| L2 cache | 1 MB (shared) | of 2 MB (Xeon 6980P) |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | of 3 nm (Apple M3 Max 16-Core) |
| Die size | 246 mm2 | |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 74 °C | of 105 °C (Core i7-5950HQ) |
| Number of transistors | 1,303 million | of 135,240 million (EPYC 9684X) |
| 64 bit support | + |
Compatibility
Information on Sempron X2 240 compatibility with other computer components and devices: 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 | of 8 (Opteron 842) |
| Socket | FM2 | |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | of 500 Watt (Xeon 6960P) |
Technologies and extensions
Technological capabilities and additional instructions supported by Sempron X2 240. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | + | |
| FMA | + | |
| AVX | + |
Virtualization technologies
Supported virtual machine optimization technologies. Some are specific to Intel only, some to AMD.
| AMD-V | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel number of RAM supported by Sempron X2 240's memory controller. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequency may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3-1600 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection types of supported peripherals.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | of 5.0 (Core i9-12900K) |
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Recommended GPUs
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These are the fastest graphics cards for Sempron X2 240 in our user configuration statistics. There is a total of 21 configurations using Sempron X2 240 in our database.
