AMD Athlon II X3 405e

The AMD Athlon II X3 405e packs 3 cores and 6 threads. It drops into the AM3 socket with a 45W TDP — about 15W per core. Clocks span 2.3GHz base to 2.3GHz boost. Match the socket to your motherboard first; cooler TDP rating second.

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