AMD Turion II Neo K665 vs AMD Turion II P540

Comparative analysis of AMD Turion II Neo K665 and AMD Turion II P540 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 Turion II Neo K665

AMD Turion II P540

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Turion II Neo K665

2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 67% lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 25 Watt

L1 cache	256 KB vs 128 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 25 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Turion II P540

Around 41% higher clock speed: 2.4 GHz vs 1.7 GHz
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Maximum frequency	2.4 GHz vs 1.7 GHz
L2 cache	2048 KB vs 1024 KB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Turion II Neo K665
CPU 2: AMD Turion II P540

Name	AMD Turion II Neo K665	AMD Turion II P540
PassMark - Single thread mark		937
PassMark - CPU mark		954
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		309
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		594

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Turion II Neo K665	AMD Turion II P540
Essentials
Architecture codename	Geneva	Champlain
Launch date	12 May 2010	12 May 2010
Place in performance rating	not rated	2782
Series	AMD Turion II Neo	AMD Turion II
Vertical segment	Laptop	Laptop
Price now		$49.95
Value for money (0-100)		8.49
Performance
64 bit support
Front-side bus (FSB)	3200 MHz	3600 MHz
L1 cache	256 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB	2048 KB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	45 nm
Maximum frequency	1.7 GHz	2.4 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2	2
Compatibility
Sockets supported	S1g4	S1 (S1g4)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	25 Watt
Advanced Technologies
VirusProtect
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)