AMD Phenom II X3 P840 vs AMD Turion II Ultra M640

Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom II X3 P840 and AMD Turion II Ultra M640 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 Phenom II X3 P840

  • CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 0 month(s) later
  • 1 more cores, run more applications at once: 3 vs 2
  • 1 more threads: 3 vs 2
  • Around 40% lower typical power consumption: 25 Watt vs 35 Watt
  • Around 4% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1079 vs 1034
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 4 October 2010 vs 10 September 2009
Number of cores 3 vs 2
Number of threads 3 vs 2
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 25 Watt vs 35 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 1079 vs 1034

Reasons to consider the AMD Turion II Ultra M640

  • Around 37% higher clock speed: 2.6 GHz vs 1.9 GHz
  • Around 33% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 40% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1067 vs 760
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 2.6 GHz vs 1.9 GHz
L2 cache 2048 KB vs 1.5 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1067 vs 760

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Phenom II X3 P840
CPU 2: AMD Turion II Ultra M640

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
760
1067
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1079
1034
Name AMD Phenom II X3 P840 AMD Turion II Ultra M640
PassMark - Single thread mark 760 1067
PassMark - CPU mark 1079 1034
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1164
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2663

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Phenom II X3 P840 AMD Turion II Ultra M640

Essentials

Architecture codename Champlain Caspian
Launch date 4 October 2010 10 September 2009
Place in performance rating 2209 2222
Series 3x AMD Phenom II AMD Turion II Ultra
Vertical segment Laptop Laptop

Performance

64 bit support
Front-side bus (FSB) 3600 MHz 3600 MHz
L1 cache 384 KB
L2 cache 1.5 MB 2048 KB
Manufacturing process technology 45 nm 45 nm
Maximum frequency 1.9 GHz 2.6 GHz
Number of cores 3 2
Number of threads 3 2

Compatibility

Sockets supported S1 Socket S1 (s1g3) 638-pin
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 25 Watt 35 Watt

Advanced Technologies

VirusProtect
PowerNow

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)