AMD E2-3000 vs AMD Turion II P540

Comparative analysis of AMD E2-3000 and AMD Turion II P540 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps).

AMD E2-3000

AMD Turion II P540

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD E2-3000

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 0 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 45 nm
Around 67% lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 25 Watt
2.9x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 887 vs 309
2.4x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1406 vs 594

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	23 May 2013 vs 12 May 2010
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 45 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 25 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	887 vs 309
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1406 vs 594

Reasons to consider the AMD Turion II P540

2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 75% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 957 vs 547
Around 41% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1021 vs 726

Specifications (specs)
L2 cache	2048 KB vs 1 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	957 vs 547
PassMark - CPU mark	1021 vs 726

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD E2-3000
CPU 2: AMD Turion II P540

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

547

957

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

726

1021

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

887

309

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1406

594

Name	AMD E2-3000	AMD Turion II P540
PassMark - Single thread mark	547	957
PassMark - CPU mark	726	1021
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	887	309
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1406	594
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	413
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	413

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD E2-3000	AMD Turion II P540
Essentials
Architecture codename	Kabini	Champlain
Family	AMD E-Series Processors
Launch date	23 May 2013	12 May 2010
OPN Tray	EM3000BJ23HM
Place in performance rating	2763	2766
Series	AMD E2-Series APU for Laptops	AMD Turion II
Vertical segment	Laptop	Laptop
Price now		$49.95
Value for money (0-100)		8.49
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.65 GHz
Die size	246 mm
L2 cache	1 MB	2048 KB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	45 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	90 °C
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2	2
Transistor count	1178 million
Unlocked
Front-side bus (FSB)		3600 MHz
L1 cache		128 KB
Maximum frequency		2.4 GHz
Memory
Max memory channels	1
Supported memory types	Not Listed
Graphics
Enduro
Processor graphics	AMD Radeon HD 8280
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Graphics API support
DirectX	12
Vulkan
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Sockets supported	FT3	S1 (S1g4)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	25 Watt
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	2.0
Advanced Technologies
AMD App Acceleration
AMD Elite Experiences
AMD HD3D technology
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
PowerGating
PowerNow
VirusProtect
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
IOMMU 2.0