AMD Turion 64 ML-40 vs Intel Mobile Pentium 4 3.06

Comparative analysis of AMD Turion 64 ML-40 and Intel Mobile Pentium 4 3.06 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Memory. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

AMD Turion 64 ML-40

Intel Mobile Pentium 4 3.06

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Turion 64 ML-40

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 0 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 90 nm vs 130 nm
16x 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
2x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 70 Watt
Around 1% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 662 vs 657

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	June 2005 vs June 2003
Manufacturing process technology	90 nm vs 130 nm
L1 cache	128 KB vs 8 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB vs 512 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 70 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	662 vs 657

Reasons to consider the Intel Mobile Pentium 4 3.06

Around 40% higher clock speed: 3.07 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
Around 3% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 347 vs 336

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.07 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	347 vs 336

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Turion 64 ML-40
CPU 2: Intel Mobile Pentium 4 3.06

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

662

657

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

336

347

Name	AMD Turion 64 ML-40	Intel Mobile Pentium 4 3.06
PassMark - Single thread mark	662	657
PassMark - CPU mark	336	347

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Turion 64 ML-40	Intel Mobile Pentium 4 3.06
Essentials
Architecture codename	Lancaster	Northwood
Launch date	June 2005	June 2003
Place in performance rating	2770	2771
Series	Turion 64
Vertical segment	Laptop	Laptop
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	125 mm	131 mm
Front-side bus (FSB)	800 MHz
L1 cache	128 KB	8 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB	512 KB
Manufacturing process technology	90 nm	130 nm
Maximum frequency	2.2 GHz	3.07 GHz
Number of cores	1	1
Number of threads	1
Transistor count	114 million	55 million
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		74 °C
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	754	478
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	70 Watt
Advanced Technologies
PowerNow
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Memory
Supported memory types		DDR1, DDR2