AMD Athlon Neo MV-40 vs AMD Turion 64 ML-40

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon Neo MV-40 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 Neo MV-40

AMD Turion 64 ML-40

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon Neo MV-40

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 7 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 65 nm vs 90 nm
2.3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 35 Watt

Launch date	6 January 2009 vs June 2005
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm vs 90 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 35 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Turion 64 ML-40

Around 38% higher clock speed: 2.2 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 36% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 662 vs 485
Around 22% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 336 vs 275

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	2.2 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
L2 cache	1024 KB vs 512 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	662 vs 485
PassMark - CPU mark	336 vs 275

Compare benchmarks

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

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

485

662

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

275

336

Name	AMD Athlon Neo MV-40	AMD Turion 64 ML-40
PassMark - Single thread mark	485	662
PassMark - CPU mark	275	336
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	777
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	719

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon Neo MV-40	AMD Turion 64 ML-40
Essentials
Architecture codename	Huron	Lancaster
Launch date	6 January 2009	June 2005
Place in performance rating	2793	2771
Series	AMD Athlon Neo	Turion 64
Vertical segment	Laptop	Laptop
Performance
64 bit support
Front-side bus (FSB)	1600 MHz	800 MHz
L1 cache	128 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	90 nm
Maximum core temperature	95 °C
Maximum frequency	1.6 GHz	2.2 GHz
Number of cores	1	1
Number of threads	1	1
Die size		125 mm
Transistor count		114 million
Compatibility
Sockets supported	ASB1	754
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	35 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Advanced Technologies
VirusProtect
PowerNow
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)