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Athlon II X2 240e and Athlon II X3 435 CPU Review
Author: Gabriel Torres
Type: Reviews Last Updated: October 20, 2009
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How We Tested
During our benchmarking sessions, we used the configuration listed below. Between our benchmarking sessions the only variable was the CPU being tested and the motherboard, which had to be replaced to match the different CPU sockets.

Hardware Configuration

Operating System Configuration

  • Windows Vista Ultimate 32-bit
  • Service Pack 2
  • NTFS
  • Video resolution: 1440x900 60 Hz

Driver Versions

  • NVIDIA video driver version: 190.62
  • Intel Inf chipset driver version (Intel): 9.1.1.1020
  • Intel video driver version (Intel): 15.13.6.1908
  • Intel network driver version (Intel): 14.5
  • IDT audio driver version (Intel): 6224 v1.78
  • Video/Chipset drivers (AMD): Catalyst 9.7
  • Realtek audio driver version (AMD): R1.89

Software Used

Error Margin

We adopted a 3% error margin; thus, differences below 3% cannot be considered relevant. In other words, products with a performance difference below 3% should be considered as having similar performance.

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