AMD Phenom II X4 N970 vs AMD Turion II P540
Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom II X4 N970 and AMD Turion II P540 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, 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 X4 N970
- CPU is newer: launch date 7 month(s) later
- 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
- 2 more threads: 4 vs 2
- 4x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
- Around 77% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1687 vs 954
- Around 57% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 930 vs 594
Specifications (specs) | |
Launch date | 16 December 2010 vs 12 May 2010 |
Number of cores | 4 vs 2 |
Number of threads | 4 vs 2 |
L1 cache | 512 KB vs 128 KB |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - CPU mark | 1687 vs 954 |
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 930 vs 594 |
Reasons to consider the AMD Turion II P540
- Around 9% higher clock speed: 2.4 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
- Around 40% lower typical power consumption: 25 Watt vs 35 Watt
- Around 4% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 937 vs 904
- Around 21% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 309 vs 256
Specifications (specs) | |
Maximum frequency | 2.4 GHz vs 2.2 GHz |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 25 Watt vs 35 Watt |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - Single thread mark | 937 vs 904 |
Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 309 vs 256 |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: AMD Phenom II X4 N970
CPU 2: AMD Turion II P540
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PassMark - CPU mark |
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Geekbench 4 - Single Core |
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Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core |
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Name | AMD Phenom II X4 N970 | AMD Turion II P540 |
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PassMark - Single thread mark | 904 | 937 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 1687 | 954 |
Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 256 | 309 |
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 930 | 594 |
Compare specifications (specs)
AMD Phenom II X4 N970 | AMD Turion II P540 | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture codename | Champlain | Champlain |
Family | AMD Phenom | |
Launch date | 16 December 2010 | 12 May 2010 |
OPN Tray | HMN970DCR42GM | |
Place in performance rating | 2790 | 2781 |
Series | AMD Phenom II Quad-Core Mobile Processors | AMD Turion II |
Vertical segment | Laptop | Laptop |
Price now | $49.95 | |
Value for money (0-100) | 8.49 | |
Performance |
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64 bit support | ||
Base frequency | 2.2 GHz | |
Front-side bus (FSB) | 3600 MHz | 3600 MHz |
L1 cache | 512 KB | 128 KB |
L2 cache | 2 MB | 2048 KB |
Manufacturing process technology | 45 nm | 45 nm |
Maximum core temperature | 100°C | |
Maximum frequency | 2.2 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
Number of cores | 4 | 2 |
Number of threads | 4 | 2 |
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Memory |
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Supported memory types | DDR3 | |
Compatibility |
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Sockets supported | S1 | S1 (S1g4) |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 35 Watt | 25 Watt |
Advanced Technologies |
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Virtualization |
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AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™) |