AMD Athlon II M340 vs AMD Athlon X2 L310

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II M340 and AMD Athlon X2 L310 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD Athlon II M340

AMD Athlon X2 L310

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II M340

Around 83% higher clock speed: 2.2 GHz vs 1.2 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 65 nm
2.2x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 858 vs 395
2.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 807 vs 329

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	2.2 GHz vs 1.2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 65 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	858 vs 395
PassMark - CPU mark	807 vs 329

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X2 L310

2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2.7x lower typical power consumption: 13 Watt vs 35 Watt

L1 cache	256 KB vs 128 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	13 Watt vs 35 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon II M340
CPU 2: AMD Athlon X2 L310

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

858

395

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

807

329

Name	AMD Athlon II M340	AMD Athlon X2 L310
PassMark - Single thread mark	858	395
PassMark - CPU mark	807	329
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		120
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		213

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon II M340	AMD Athlon X2 L310
Essentials
Architecture codename	Caspian	Conesus
Launch date	10 September 2009	10 September 2009
Place in performance rating	2480	3259
Series	AMD Athlon II	2x AMD Athlon
Vertical segment	Laptop	Laptop
Performance
64 bit support
Front-side bus (FSB)	3200 MHz	800 MHz
L1 cache	128 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB	1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	65 nm
Maximum frequency	2.2 GHz	1.2 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2	2
Maximum core temperature		95 °C
Compatibility
Sockets supported	Socket S1 (S1g3)	BGA / 638 lidless micro-PGA
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	13 Watt
Advanced Technologies
PowerNow
VirusProtect
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)