AMD A6-7310 vs AMD Turion II M540

Comparative analysis of AMD A6-7310 and AMD Turion II M540 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A6-7310

  • CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 7 month(s) later
  • 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
  • 2.3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 35 Watt
  • Around 89% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1727 vs 912
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 7 May 2015 vs 10 September 2009
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) 15 Watt vs 35 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 1727 vs 912

Reasons to consider the AMD Turion II M540

  • Around 25% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 967 vs 775
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 967 vs 775

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A6-7310
CPU 2: AMD Turion II M540

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
775
967
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1727
912
Name AMD A6-7310 AMD Turion II M540
PassMark - Single thread mark 775 967
PassMark - CPU mark 1727 912
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 247
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 712
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 2.506
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 3.068
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.128
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 7.012
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 21.75
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 671
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 750
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 4016
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 671
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 750
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 4016

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD A6-7310 AMD Turion II M540

Essentials

Architecture codename Carrizo-L Caspian
Family AMD A-Series Processors
Launch date 7 May 2015 10 September 2009
OPN Tray AM7310JBY44JB
Place in performance rating 2343 2340
Series AMD A6-Series APU for Laptops AMD Turion II
Vertical segment Laptop Laptop

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2 GHz
L2 cache 2 MB 1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 45 nm
Maximum core temperature 90°C
Maximum frequency 2.4 GHz 2.4 GHz
Number of cores 4 2
Number of threads 4 2
Transistor count 930 Million
Unlocked
Front-side bus (FSB) 3600 MHz
L1 cache 128 KB

Memory

Max memory channels 1
Supported memory frequency 1866 MHz
Supported memory types DDR3L

Graphics

Enduro
Graphics max frequency 800 MHz
Processor graphics AMD Radeon R4 Graphics
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
HDMI

Graphics API support

DirectX 12
Vulkan

Compatibility

Sockets supported FP4, FT3b Socket S1 (s1g3) 638-pin
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt 35 Watt

Peripherals

PCI Express revision 2.0

Advanced Technologies

AMD App Acceleration
AMD Elite Experiences
AMD HD3D technology
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
PowerGating
PowerNow
VirusProtect

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
IOMMU 2.0