AMD Athlon II M340 vs AMD Athlon Neo X2 L325

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II M340 and AMD Athlon Neo X2 L325 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

AMD Athlon II M340

AMD Athlon Neo X2 L325

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II M340

Around 47% higher clock speed: 2.2 GHz vs 1.5 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 65 nm
Around 51% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 858 vs 567
Around 45% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 807 vs 556

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	2.2 GHz vs 1.5 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 65 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	858 vs 567
PassMark - CPU mark	807 vs 556

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon Neo X2 L325

Around 94% lower typical power consumption: 18 Watt vs 35 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	18 Watt vs 35 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon II M340
CPU 2: AMD Athlon Neo X2 L325

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

858

567

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

807

556

Name	AMD Athlon II M340	AMD Athlon Neo X2 L325
PassMark - Single thread mark	858	567
PassMark - CPU mark	807	556

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon II M340	AMD Athlon Neo X2 L325
Essentials
Architecture codename	Caspian	Congo
Launch date	10 September 2009	10 September 2009
Place in performance rating	2480	2877
Series	AMD Athlon II	2x AMD Athlon Neo
Vertical segment	Laptop	Laptop
Performance
64 bit support
Front-side bus (FSB)	3200 MHz	1600 MHz
L1 cache	128 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB	1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	65 nm
Maximum frequency	2.2 GHz	1.5 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2	2
Maximum core temperature		95 °C
Compatibility
Sockets supported	Socket S1 (S1g3)	ASB1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	18 Watt
Advanced Technologies
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