AMD E1-6015 socket: Socket FT3

What the E1-6015 is

The E1-6015 brings Beema to FT3 for entry notebooks with DDR3. It launched in April 2015 with two Puma cores at a fixed 1.4 GHz and 10 W. AMD targets school portables that need basic browsing with graphics on one chip.

One megabyte of shared L2 carries light tasks without L3. The fixed clock suits predictable classroom loads. Two threads cover a browser plus background services.

Radeon R2 graphics at 350 MHz drive notebook panels and external monitors. The process is 28 nm on a 107 mm2 die. The multiplier is locked. DDR3-1333 in a single channel feeds CPU and graphics with modest bandwidth.

Buyers choose the notebook at order time with memory size and display tier. The 10 W rating suits fanless leaning bodies with long battery life. A 90 C case limit guides thermal design for warm rooms.

Socket and motherboard compatibility

The E1-6015 is soldered to the board on Socket FT3 and cannot be replaced. Upgrading means replacing the board or the whole notebook, so choose memory at purchase. Boards pair the SoC with SODIMM slots for DDR3 and eDP for panels.

FT3 boards wire PCIe 2.0, SATA and USB per notebook design. FM2+ desktops cannot take this BGA chip. The LGA, PGA and BGA: CPU package types explained guide explains soldered packages.

Single socket notebooks are the deployment. Growth means another FT3 notebook rather than a chip swap. Service follows the maker manual for battery and fan care.

Memory, PCIe and cooling

DDR3-1333 in a single channel suits entry notebooks with eMMC or small SSDs. Matched capacity matters more than speed at this tier. Start with 4 GB for classroom use.

PCIe 2.0 with up to 8 lanes from the SoC serves storage and board devices. Most builds rely on R2 graphics and skip discrete cards. The hub adds SATA and USB for disks and peripherals.

Cooling has no retail mount pattern because the chip is soldered. Vendors design heat spreaders for 10 W classes. Keep vents clear where notebooks run daily. ECC is not supported.

Upgrade paths

On the same socket, the AMD E2-7110 doubles to four cores at 1.8 GHz for faster classrooms. Beema A4 and A6 parts add cores and graphics where listed. All share FT3 boards and DDR3.

Carrizo-L E2-7110 covers newer entry notebooks on the same package. It needs board checks for support.

Past entry portables move to Stoney Ridge on FP4. The E1-6015 covers 2015 notebooks where two basic cores with R2 must run at 10 W.