AMD Phenom II X4 X920 BE vs AMD Turion II M540

Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom II X4 X920 BE and AMD Turion II M540 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X4 X920 BE

• CPU is newer: launch date 8 month(s) later
• 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
• 2 more threads: 4 vs 2
• 2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
• 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
• Around 83% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1669 vs 912

Reasons to consider the AMD Turion II M540

• Around 4% higher clock speed: 2.4 GHz vs 2.3 GHz
• Around 29% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 45 Watt
• Around 2% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 967 vs 944

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Phenom II X4 X920 BE
CPU 2: AMD Turion II M540

PassMark - Single thread mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	944 967
PassMark - CPU mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	1669 912

Compare specifications (specs)