AMD A4 PRO-3340B vs AMD Turion II M540

Comparative analysis of AMD A4 PRO-3340B and AMD Turion II M540 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD A4 PRO-3340B

AMD Turion II M540

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A4 PRO-3340B

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
2 more threads: 4 vs 2
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 45 nm
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 40% lower typical power consumption: 25 Watt vs 35 Watt
Around 80% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1645 vs 912

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Number of threads	4 vs 2
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 45 nm
L2 cache	2 MB vs 1024 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt vs 35 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	1645 vs 912

Reasons to consider the AMD Turion II M540

Around 43% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 967 vs 676

Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	967 vs 676

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A4 PRO-3340B
CPU 2: AMD Turion II M540

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

676

967

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1645

912

Name	AMD A4 PRO-3340B	AMD Turion II M540
PassMark - Single thread mark	676	967
PassMark - CPU mark	1645	912
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1020
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2763

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A4 PRO-3340B	AMD Turion II M540
Essentials
Family	AMD PRO A-Series Processors
OPN Tray	AM334BIAJ44HM
Place in performance rating	2223	2229
Series	AMD PRO A-Series A4 APU for Laptops	AMD Turion II
Vertical segment	Laptop	Laptop
Architecture codename		Caspian
Launch date		10 September 2009
Performance
Base frequency	2.2 GHz
L2 cache	2 MB	1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	45 nm
Number of cores	4	2
Number of GPU cores	2
Number of threads	4	2
Unlocked
64 bit support
Front-side bus (FSB)		3600 MHz
L1 cache		128 KB
Maximum frequency		2.4 GHz
Memory
Max memory channels	1
Supported memory frequency	1600 MHz
Graphics
Enduro
Graphics max frequency	400 MHz
iGPU core count	128
Processor graphics	AMD Radeon HD 8240 Graphics
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Graphics API support
DirectX	12
Vulkan
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FT3	Socket S1 (s1g3) 638-pin
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt	35 Watt
Advanced Technologies
AMD App Acceleration
AMD Elite Experiences
AMD HD3D technology
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
PowerGating
PowerNow
RAID
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
IOMMU 2.0