AMD A9-9420e vs AMD Turion II M540

Comparative analysis of AMD A9-9420e and AMD Turion II M540 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Virtualization, Advanced Technologies. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

AMD A9-9420e

AMD Turion II M540

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A9-9420e

CPU is newer: launch date 8 year(s) 8 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 45 nm
Around 21% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1107 vs 912

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	1 June 2018 vs 10 September 2009
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 45 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	1107 vs 912

Reasons to consider the AMD Turion II M540

Around 1% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 967 vs 962

Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	967 vs 962

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A9-9420e
CPU 2: AMD Turion II M540

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

962

967

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1107

912

Name	AMD A9-9420e	AMD Turion II M540
PassMark - Single thread mark	962	967
PassMark - CPU mark	1107	912

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A9-9420e	AMD Turion II M540
Essentials
Architecture codename	Stoney Ridge	Caspian
Launch date	1 June 2018	10 September 2009
Place in performance rating	2331	2340
Series	AMD Bristol Ridge	AMD Turion II
Vertical segment	Laptop	Laptop
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	124.5 mm
L2 cache	1 MB	1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	90 °C
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2	2
Transistor count	1200 Million
Front-side bus (FSB)		3600 MHz
L1 cache		128 KB
Maximum frequency		2.4 GHz
Compatibility
Sockets supported	BGA	Socket S1 (s1g3) 638-pin
Thermal Design Power (TDP)		35 Watt
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Advanced Technologies
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