Duron 950 vs V-Series V140
Primary details
Comparing V-Series V140 and Duron 950 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3139 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | AMD V-Series | AMD Duron |
| Power efficiency | 1.02 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Champlain (2010−2011) | Spitfire (2000−2001) |
| Release date | 4 October 2010 (14 years ago) | 6 June 2001 (23 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $122 |
Detailed specifications
V-Series V140 and Duron 950 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) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 1 | 1 |
| Boost clock speed | 2.3 GHz | 0.95 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | FSB |
| Bus rate | 3200 MHz | 200 MT/s |
| Multiplier | no data | 9.5 |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 512 KB | 64 KB |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 180 nm |
| Die size | no data | 100 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | no data | 25 million |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on V-Series V140 and Duron 950 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 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | S1 | A |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 42 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by V-Series V140 and Duron 950. 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 Duron 950 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by V-Series V140 and Duron 950. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR1 Depends on motherboard |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 4 GB |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 4 October 2010 | 6 June 2001 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 180 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 42 Watt |
V-Series V140 has an age advantage of 9 years, a 300% more advanced lithography process, and 68% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between V-Series V140 and Duron 950. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that V-Series V140 is a notebook processor while Duron 950 is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between V-Series V140 and Duron 950, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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