Pentium Dual-Core E2140 vs V-Series V120
Aggregate performance score
Pentium Dual-Core E2140 outperforms V-Series V120 by a substantial 31% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing V-Series V120 and Pentium Dual-Core E2140 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3168 | 3096 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | AMD V-Series | no data |
| Power efficiency | 0.99 | 0.50 |
| Architecture codename | Champlain (2010−2011) | Allendale (2006−2009) |
| Release date | 12 May 2010 (14 years ago) | June 2007 (17 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
V-Series V120 and Pentium Dual-Core E2140 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 | 2.2 GHz | 1.6 GHz |
| Bus rate | 3200 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 512 KB | 1 MB (shared) |
| L3 cache | no data | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 65 nm |
| Die size | no data | 77 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | no data | 105 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on V-Series V120 and Pentium Dual-Core E2140 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 | no data | 1 |
| Socket | S1 | 775 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by V-Series V120 and Pentium Dual-Core E2140. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | MMX, 3DNow, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4A, AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Virtualization | no data |
| VirusProtect | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by V-Series V120 and Pentium Dual-Core E2140 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by V-Series V120 and Pentium Dual-Core E2140. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR1, DDR2, DDR3 |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.26 | 0.34 |
| Physical cores | 1 | 2 |
| Threads | 1 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 65 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 65 Watt |
V-Series V120 has a 44.4% more advanced lithography process, and 160% lower power consumption.
Pentium Dual-Core E2140, on the other hand, has a 30.8% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.
The Pentium Dual-Core E2140 is our recommended choice as it beats the V-Series V120 in performance tests.
Be aware that V-Series V120 is a notebook processor while Pentium Dual-Core E2140 is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between V-Series V120 and Pentium Dual-Core E2140, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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