AMD C-30 vs AMD Turion 64 MT-32

Comparative analysis of AMD C-30 and AMD Turion 64 MT-32 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

AMD C-30

AMD Turion 64 MT-32

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD C-30

CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 8 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 40 nm vs 90 nm
2.8x lower typical power consumption: 9 Watt vs 25 Watt
Around 2% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 375 vs 367

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	9 November 2010 vs March 2005
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm vs 90 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	9 Watt vs 25 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	375 vs 367

Reasons to consider the AMD Turion 64 MT-32

Around 49% higher clock speed: 1.79 GHz vs 1.2 GHz
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 61% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 286 vs 178

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	1.79 GHz vs 1.2 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB vs 64 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	286 vs 178

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD C-30
CPU 2: AMD Turion 64 MT-32

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

375

367

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

178

286

Name	AMD C-30	AMD Turion 64 MT-32
PassMark - Single thread mark	375	367
PassMark - CPU mark	178	286

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD C-30	AMD Turion 64 MT-32
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ontario	Lancaster
Launch date	9 November 2010	March 2005
Place in performance rating	3177	3183
Series	AMD C-Series	Turion 64
Vertical segment	Laptop	Laptop
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	75 mm	125 mm
L1 cache	64 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	512 KB
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	90 nm
Maximum frequency	1.2 GHz	1.79 GHz
Number of cores	1	1
Number of threads	1	1
Front-side bus (FSB)		800 MHz
Transistor count		114 million
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FT1 BGA 413-Ball	754
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	9 Watt	25 Watt
Advanced Technologies
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