The AMD E-240 processor is based on the Zacate/Bobcat architecture. It was manufactured using the 32nm process. This chip was a solid solution for slim systems at the time. Particularly noteworthy is the integrated graphics unit. The AMD Radeon HD 6310 reliably handled image output and basic multimedia tasks.

This meant that a separate graphics card could be dispensed with at the time. Another plus was the low power consumption of the AMD E-240. This made it the ideal choice for compact netbooks and HTPC systems. The processor offered adequate performance for everyday applications such as surfing or office work.

Even today, it can still be used for very simple purposes. The combination of CPU and GPU on one chip also greatly simplified system design. We fondly remember the versatile applications of this processor. Its low energy consumption allowed for fanless or very quiet devices. The 1 MB Level-3 cache supported the overall performance of the system.

  • Integrated AMD Radeon HD 6310 Graphics
  • Low power consumption
  • Compact APU design
  • 1 MB Level-3 cache

Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks

Single-core performance
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Multi-core performance
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iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

Intel Pentium 2129Y
Intel HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge GT1)
82
AMD E-450
AMD E-450 103 %
AMD Radeon HD 6320
81
AMD E-240
AMD E-240 100 %
AMD Radeon HD 6310
79
AMD A4-1250
AMD Radeon HD 8210
77
AMD A4-1350
AMD Radeon HD 8210
77

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At a glance

PropertyValue
FamilyAMD E (23)
CPU groupAMD E/E1/E2-1000 (5)
ArchitectureZacate (Bobcat)
Technology32 nm
SegmentNotebook
SocketBGA 413
Generation1
Predecessor
Successor

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

PropertyValue
CPU Cores / Threads1 / 1
Hyperthreading / SMT
Core architecturenormal
Cores: 1x
Frequency: 1.50 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core):
Turbo Frequency (1 Cores):
L2-Cache
L3-Cache1.00 MB
OverclockingNo

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

PropertyValue
GPU nameAMD Radeon HD 6310
GPU frequency0.49 GHz
CUs / Shader1 / 80
Raytracing
Max. displays2
Max. GPU Memory1 GB
Technology40 nm
Release dateQ4/2010

Memory & PCIe

Memory typeMemory bandwidth
DDR3-1066
8.5 GB/s
PropertyValue
Max. Memory
Memory channels1
ECC
PCIe
PCIe Bandwidth

Thermal Management

PropertyValue
TDP18 W
TDP (PL2)
TDP up
TDP down
T. junction max.

Technical details

PropertyValue
Chip design
AES-NI
Operating systems
Instruction setx86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensionsSSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX
Release dateQ1/2011
Release price
Documents
AMD E-240
AMD E-240
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