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

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
904
937
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1687
954
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
256
309
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
930
594
Name AMD Phenom II X4 N970 AMD Turion II P540
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

Essentials

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

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

Supported memory types DDR3

Compatibility

Sockets supported S1 S1 (S1g4)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 Watt 25 Watt

Advanced Technologies

VirusProtect

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)