AMD Athlon II Neo K325 vs AMD Turion 64 ML-40

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II Neo K325 and AMD Turion 64 ML-40 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 Neo K325

AMD Turion 64 ML-40

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II Neo K325

CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 11 month(s) later
1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
1 more threads: 2 vs 1
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 90 nm
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2.9x lower typical power consumption: 12 Watt vs 35 Watt
Around 24% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 417 vs 336

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	12 May 2010 vs June 2005
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Number of threads	2 vs 1
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 90 nm
L1 cache	256 KB vs 128 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	12 Watt vs 35 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	417 vs 336

Reasons to consider the AMD Turion 64 ML-40

Around 69% higher clock speed: 2.2 GHz vs 1.3 GHz
Around 36% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 662 vs 486

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	2.2 GHz vs 1.3 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	662 vs 486

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon II Neo K325
CPU 2: AMD Turion 64 ML-40

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

486

662

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

417

336

Name	AMD Athlon II Neo K325	AMD Turion 64 ML-40
PassMark - Single thread mark	486	662
PassMark - CPU mark	417	336
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	736
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1235

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon II Neo K325	AMD Turion 64 ML-40
Essentials
Architecture codename	Geneva	Lancaster
Launch date	12 May 2010	June 2005
Place in performance rating	2765	2771
Price now	$25.99
Series	AMD Athlon II Neo	Turion 64
Value for money (0-100)	8.78
Vertical segment	Laptop	Laptop
Performance
64 bit support
Front-side bus (FSB)	2000 MHz	800 MHz
L1 cache	256 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB	1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	90 nm
Maximum frequency	1.3 GHz	2.2 GHz
Number of cores	2	1
Number of threads	2	1
Die size		125 mm
Transistor count		114 million
Compatibility
Sockets supported	S1	754
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	12 Watt	35 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Advanced Technologies
PowerNow
VirusProtect
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)