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Do more of the things you want to in less time and enhance your digital life with the multi-core performance and energy efficiency of AMD Athlon™ II processor-based desktop systems. Combined with superior ATI Radeon™ HD graphics technology, systems based on the AMD Athlon™ II processor deliver a vivid visual experience, superior multi-tasking, and exceptional digital media performance with next-generation energy efficiency.
AMD Athlon II X2 240e Is a 2.8GHz dual-core processor based on the AMD "Regor" core with a TDP of just 45W. The Athlon II X2 240e enjoys AMD's efforts to keep its processors cross-compatible. The Athlon II X2 240e has support for both DDR2 and DDR3 memory, depending on if the processor is dropped into a socket AM2+ or socket AM3 motherboard. Memory can be run at speeds of DDR2-1066 or DDR3-1333 via the Athlon II X2 240e's integrated memory controller.
The Athlon II X2 240e also supports full hardware virtualization, allowing one of its two cores to run a copy of Windows XP inside of Microsoft Windows 7. Virtualized Windows XP will be especially practical when it comes to legacy software applications that don't run in Windows 7. The Athlon II is also the first CPU to move C1E low power states out of the BIOS and onto the CPU.
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