Do more in less time with amazing multi-core performance at a great price 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.
Exceptional Performance - Do more in less time and take advantage of true multi-core performance and true multitasking capability - Get a PC experience optimized to deliver the benefits of the Microsoft® Windows® 7 operating system - Convert music, HD video, and other media fast2,4 - Manage all your home media files and run the software you need to create, share, and enjoy your media2,4
Get superior performance and enjoyment from your PC experience with next generation processor technology for hassle free, efficient computing - With next-generation processor technology you can enjoy superior application performance - Convert music and HD video fast2,4 - Get superior performance on many of today’s most popular applications for an amazing experience - Enjoy a responsive PC with next-generation AMD Direct Connect Architecture
Get Microsoft® Windows® 7 support, optimized to deliver the benefits of Microsoft’s latest OS7 - Windows® 7 is optimized for AMD Athlon™ II processors, enabling a fast and responsive PC - Experience a simple and engaging everyday PC experience with Windows® 7 Home Premium operating system - Windows® 7 is tuned to make the most out of the power management features, such as AMD PowerNow!™ 3.0 Technology, which are built into AMD Athlon™ II processors - For consumers who want additional features, Microsoft® recommends Windows® 7 Professional operating system
Stay connected to your friends, family, and even your online digital media - Browse the Internet, send email, run programs, watch movies, and play multiplayer games2,5 - Let the AMD APUs (Accelerated Processing Units) Media Explorer bring your media to life as you share and explore cherished memories - Talk to friends and family through Internet telephone and Skype2,5 - Chat online and share with friends on social networking websites like Facebook2,5 - Transfer your media quickly to notebooks, smart phones, and portable media players2,4
Manage all your media files and run the software you need to create, share, and enjoy your media, and connect your gadgets. - Watch live TV or record and play back movies, TV, and music from your hard drive 2,3,4 - Listen to music or watch live and recorded TV, DVDs, photos, and more3,4 - Stream music and HD video1,2 - Create music and convert HD video files for playback on iPod and other portable media players2,4 - See, create, and share online photos, music, and videos4 - Record music, movies, and TV programs to your hard drive3,4 - View, edit, and print digital photos and images2
Efficiency - Take advantage of energy efficiency you’ll feel good about for a green, cool, and quiet PC experience - Save energy, get the most out of your budget, and help reduce heat and noise to reduce the environmental impact of your PC - Enjoy performance on demand when you need it and power savings when you don’t using next-generation AMD desktop power management technologies - Get improvements over previous-generation AMD Athlon™ II processors: slash your power consumption by up to 50% when doing basic tasks, 40% when running heavy load, and 50% when idle6 - Conserve with Energy Star® 5.0-compliant, idle-power improvements such as low core voltages and enhanced cache power management
Enjoy a superior desktop experience. Get the most out of your budget with energy efficiency you’ll feel good about for a green, cool, and quiet PC experience - Enjoy a cool, quiet, and green PC experience - Enjoy your PC with confidence knowing you’re using cutting-edge, energy-efficient technologies that use low power and help reduce environmental impact - Help reduce heat and noise - Help extend the life of your system with AMD PowerNow!™ 3.0 Technology, which manages power consumption and helps maximizes performance - Enjoy the benefits of energy efficiency
Enjoy your PC and be energy efficient with next-generation AMD power management technologies - AMD PowerNow!™ 3.0 technology can enable dramatic power management improvements, automatically, with virtually no noticeable performance impact with efficient 45nm multi-core design, superior power management, and additional performance states - Cool‘n’Quiet™ Technology – Optimized performance states help save energy while minimizing the latency and overhead of power management. The processor can efficiently respond to user demands, maximizing performance to deliver a superior PC user experience - AMD CoolCore™ Technology automatically reduces processor energy consumption by dynamically activating or turning off parts of the processor - AMD Smart Fetch Technology enables processor cores to share data before entering a halting state so active cores don’t have to activate to retrieve data - Dual Dynamic Power Management™ – helps improve platform efficiency by providing on demand memory performance while enabling decreased system power consumption - Multi-Point Thermal Control helps reduce speed and heat when temperature exceeds predefined limits, enabling a cool and quiet PC experience
Take full advantage of amazing energy efficiency that uses less power than the previous generation of AMD Athlon™ processors, and enjoy environmentally friendly, energy-efficient performance. Use your PC with confidence knowing you’re using cutting-edge green technologies that use low power and help reduce environmental impact
- Use up to 40% less energy when running heavy loads like playing the latest 3D PC games or rendering HD content6 - Slash power consumption by up to 50% when doing basic PC tasks like browsing the Internet or checking email6 - Enjoy significant power savings under light processor loads, or even while running applications in high definition - Get up to 50% power savings during idle6 with low core voltages and enhanced cache power management - Get Energy Star® 5.0-compliant, idle-power improvements with low core voltages and enhanced cache power management More information: Processor special features | AMD Virtualization Technology | Yes | Features | Market segment | Desktop | Processor | Processor family | AMD Athlon II X2 | ![](/p.gif) | Processor cores | 2 | ![](/p.gif) | Processor socket | Socket AM3 | ![](/p.gif) | Processor lithography | 45 nm | ![](/p.gif) | Processor model | 255 | ![](/p.gif) | Processor base frequency | 3.1 GHz | ![](/p.gif) | Processor operating modes | 32-bit, 64-bit | ![](/p.gif) | Component for | PC | ![](/p.gif) | Processor threads | 2 | ![](/p.gif) | Processor cache | 2 MB | ![](/p.gif) | Processor cache type | L2 | ![](/p.gif) | Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 65 W | ![](/p.gif) | VID Voltage Range | 0.85 - 1.425 V | ![](/p.gif) | Stepping | C2 |
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