AMD E-240 vs AMD Turion II M500

Comparative analysis of AMD E-240 and AMD Turion II M500 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Virtualization, Advanced Technologies. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s).

AMD E-240

AMD Turion II M500

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD E-240

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 1 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 40 nm vs 45 nm
Around 94% lower typical power consumption: 18 Watt vs 35 Watt
2.5x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 614 vs 243
Around 34% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 557 vs 417

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	9 November 2010 vs 10 September 2009
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm vs 45 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	18 Watt vs 35 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	614 vs 243
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	557 vs 417

Reasons to consider the AMD Turion II M500

1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
1 more threads: 2 vs 1
Around 47% higher clock speed: 2.2 GHz vs 1.5 GHz
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.1x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 847 vs 403
3.9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 756 vs 195

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Number of threads	2 vs 1
Maximum frequency	2.2 GHz vs 1.5 GHz
L2 cache	1024 KB vs 512 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	847 vs 403
PassMark - CPU mark	756 vs 195

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD E-240
CPU 2: AMD Turion II M500

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

403

847

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

195

756

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

614

243

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

557

417

Name	AMD E-240	AMD Turion II M500
PassMark - Single thread mark	403	847
PassMark - CPU mark	195	756
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	614	243
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	557	417
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	0.298
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	11.462

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD E-240	AMD Turion II M500
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zacate	Caspian
Launch date	9 November 2010	10 September 2009
Place in performance rating	3190	2909
Series	AMD E-Series	AMD Turion II
Vertical segment	Laptop	Laptop
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	75 mm
L1 cache	64 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	45 nm
Maximum frequency	1.5 GHz	2.2 GHz
Number of cores	1	2
Number of threads	1	2
Front-side bus (FSB)		3600 MHz
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Sockets supported	FT1 BGA 413-Ball	Socket S1 (s1g3) 638-pin
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	18 Watt	35 Watt
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Advanced Technologies
PowerNow