AMD Phenom II X4 P940 vs AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-50

Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom II X4 P940 and AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-50 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.

AMD Phenom II X4 P940

AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-50

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X4 P940

CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 4 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
2 more threads: 4 vs 2
Around 6% higher clock speed: 1.7 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 90 nm
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 24% lower typical power consumption: 25 Watt vs 31 Watt
Around 26% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 679 vs 541
2.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1319 vs 474

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	4 October 2010 vs 17 May 2006
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Number of threads	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	1.7 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 90 nm
L2 cache	2048 KB vs 512 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt vs 31 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	679 vs 541
PassMark - CPU mark	1319 vs 474

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Phenom II X4 P940
CPU 2: AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-50

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

679

541

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1319

474

Name	AMD Phenom II X4 P940	AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-50
PassMark - Single thread mark	679	541
PassMark - CPU mark	1319	474
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		795
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1357

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Phenom II X4 P940	AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-50
Essentials
Architecture codename	Champlain	Taylor
Launch date	4 October 2010	17 May 2006
Place in performance rating	2708	2701
Series	4x AMD Phenom II	2x AMD Turion 64
Vertical segment	Laptop	Laptop
Launch price (MSRP)		$154
Performance
64 bit support
Front-side bus (FSB)	3600 MHz	800 MHz
L1 cache	512 KB
L2 cache	2048 KB	512 KB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	90 nm
Maximum frequency	1.7 GHz	1.6 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of threads	4	2
Die size		147 mm
Transistor count		154 Million
Compatibility
Sockets supported	S1 (S1g4)	S1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt	31 Watt
Advanced Technologies
VirusProtect
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)