The AMD Athlon II X2 210e was a desktop processor with 2 cores, launched in September 2010. It is part of the Athlon II X2 lineup, using the Regor architecture with Socket AM3. Athlon II X2 210e has 512 KB of L2 cache and operates at 2.6 GHz. AMD is making the Athlon II X2 210e on a 45 nm production node using 410 million transistors. The multiplier is locked on Athlon II X2 210e, which limits its overclocking potential. With a TDP of 45 W, the Athlon II X2 210e consumes typical power levels for a modern PC. AMD's processor supports DDR3 memory with a dual-channel interface. For communication with other components in the computer, Athlon II X2 210e uses a PCI-Express Gen 2 connection. Although the processor doesn't come with integrated graphics, certain motherboards with compatible chipsets can provide this capability. Hardware virtualization is available on the Athlon II X2 210e, which greatly improves virtual machine performance.