Testseek.com have collected 23 expert reviews of the AMD Athlon 2 X2 240e 2.8GHz Socket AM3 and the average rating is 79%. Scroll down and see all reviews for AMD Athlon 2 X2 240e 2.8GHz Socket AM3.
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The editors liked
Good overall performance
Price
Optimized for upcoming Windows 7
Reverse Compatibility
DDR2 and DDR3 Memory support
Green series gives low wattage performance for high efficiency and low CPU temperatures
Uses roughly half the power of similarly speedy CPUs
Budget price
Sufficient speed for most everyday tasks
AM3
AM2+ support
The editors didn't like
None
For little more money
Triple- and quad-core CPUs offer better performance (particularly for content creation)
Abstract: AMD has been slamming out new processors in the past years, tweaking and making their older processors even better and faster. With the launch of AMD's new Athlon II X2 240e processor, this is not an exception. The new AMD Athlon II X2 240e processor ...
Making a processor like the Athlon II X2 240e is something that AMD wouldn't have been able to do even a year ago, when the company was stuck on a 65nm manufacturing node and its processors tended to suck a lot of power and make a lot of heat....
Abstract: What more can you say other than if you want a sub-$200 processor AMD is really the place to be. They are unmatched by Intel and will be until at least sometime into 2010. One bad thing is that all these part names are a little confusing the model numbers can definitely be more than tough to match up with what is actually going on..
Good overall performance, Price, Optimized for upcoming Windows 7, Reverse Compatibility, DDR2 and DDR3 Memory support, Green series gives low wattage performance for high efficiency and low CPU temperatures,
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There has been a lot of activity among the CPU manufacturers within the mainstream market, with little attention being paid to the budget market. AMD has successfully refocused on this somewhat forgotten market and delivered to the consumer two budget ...
Abstract: While the wide array of CPUs AMD’s now offering in this space is definitely a bit hard to follow, at the same time it’s also refreshing to see so many choices on the market. Whether you need two, three, or four cores, and based on your performance and power needs, AMD’s got something for everyone in the value segment...
Abstract: For the price, the new Athlon II X2 240e and Athlon II X3 435 are great performers, however, for a few dollars more you can upgrade to a Quad Core Athlon II X4 620 which outperforms both of these processors in CPU intensive benchmarks. While the gaming benchmarks are close, the majority of the computing for..
Abstract: Véritable cerveau de l’ordinateur, le processeur se doit d’être choisi avec le plus grand soin. En effet, si le nombre de fabricants de processeurs x86 grand public s’est réduit comme une peau de chagrin au fil des ans, la quantité de modèles différent...
Publiée par Julien Jay le Mercredi 2 Décembre 2009Processeur Envoyer par mail Après le lancement en juin dernier des premiers Athlon II double cœurs, AMD revient à l'attaque avec de nouveaux modèles disponibles en...
Abstract: AMD dispose donc maintenant d'une gamme complète de CPU à mois de 100€ avec les Athlon II X2, X3 et X4. Les caractéristiques générales restent les mêmes : pas de cache L3 (réservé aux Phenom II X2, X3 et X4) et 512Ko de cache L2 par cœur. Pour les..
