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.

 

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 2764 2770
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™)