Athlon II X2 220 vs V-Series V140
Primary details
Comparing V-Series V140 and Athlon II X2 220 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 2741 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 5.30 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | AMD V-Series | no data |
| Power efficiency | no data | 0.96 |
| Architecture codename | Champlain (2010−2011) | Regor (2009−2013) |
| Release date | 4 October 2010 (14 years ago) | 21 September 2010 (14 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $32 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
V-Series V140 and Athlon II X2 220 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 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 2.8 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.3 GHz | 2.8 GHz |
| Bus rate | 3200 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 512 KB | 512 KB |
| L3 cache | no data | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 45 nm |
| Die size | no data | 117 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | no data | 410 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on V-Series V140 and Athlon II X2 220 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 | AM3 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by V-Series V140 and Athlon II X2 220. 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 | + | - |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by V-Series V140 and Athlon II X2 220 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by V-Series V140 and Athlon II X2 220. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR3 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by V-Series V140 and Athlon II X2 220.
| PCIe version | no data | 2.0 |
Pros & cons summary
| Physical cores | 1 | 2 |
| Threads | 1 | 2 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 65 Watt |
V-Series V140 has 160% lower power consumption.
Athlon II X2 220, on the other hand, has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.
We couldn't decide between V-Series V140 and Athlon II X2 220. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that V-Series V140 is a notebook processor while Athlon II X2 220 is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between V-Series V140 and Athlon II X2 220, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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