AMD Athlon II M340 vs AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-60

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II M340 and AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-60 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Memory. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD Athlon II M340

AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-60

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II M340

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 4 month(s) later
Around 10% higher clock speed: 2.2 GHz vs 2 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 90 / 65 nm
Around 22% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 858 vs 702
Around 27% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 807 vs 635

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	10 September 2009 vs 4 May 2007
Maximum frequency	2.2 GHz vs 2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 90 / 65 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	858 vs 702
PassMark - CPU mark	807 vs 635

Reasons to consider the AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-60

2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 13% lower typical power consumption: 31 Watt vs 35 Watt

L1 cache	256 KB vs 128 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	31 Watt vs 35 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon II M340
CPU 2: AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-60

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

858

702

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

807

635

Name	AMD Athlon II M340	AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-60
PassMark - Single thread mark	858	702
PassMark - CPU mark	807	635
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		193
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		335

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon II M340	AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-60
Essentials
Architecture codename	Caspian	Trinidad / Tyler
Launch date	10 September 2009	4 May 2007
Place in performance rating	2486	3073
Series	AMD Athlon II	AMD Turion 64 X2 Dual-Core Mobile Technology
Vertical segment	Laptop	Laptop
Family		AMD Turion
OPN Tray		TMDTL60HAX5DM
Performance
64 bit support
Front-side bus (FSB)	3200 MHz	800 MHz
L1 cache	128 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB	1 MB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	90 / 65 nm
Maximum frequency	2.2 GHz	2 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2	2
Base frequency		2 GHz
Die size		147 mm
Maximum core temperature		95 °C
Transistor count		154 Million
Unlocked
Compatibility
Sockets supported	Socket S1 (S1g3)	S1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	31 Watt
Advanced Technologies
PowerNow
Memory
Supported memory frequency		667 MHz
Supported memory types		DDR2