AMD Turion II P540 vs AMD Athlon Neo MV-40

Comparative analysis of AMD Turion II P540 and AMD Athlon Neo MV-40 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Turion II P540

  • CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 4 month(s) later
  • 1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
  • 1 more threads: 2 vs 1
  • Around 50% higher clock speed: 2.4 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 65 nm
  • 4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 93% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 937 vs 485
  • 3.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 954 vs 275
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 12 May 2010 vs 6 January 2009
Number of cores 2 vs 1
Number of threads 2 vs 1
Maximum frequency 2.4 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 45 nm vs 65 nm
L2 cache 2048 KB vs 512 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 937 vs 485
PassMark - CPU mark 954 vs 275

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon Neo MV-40

  • Around 67% lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 25 Watt
  • 2.5x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 777 vs 309
  • Around 21% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 719 vs 594
Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt vs 25 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 777 vs 309
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 719 vs 594

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Turion II P540
CPU 2: AMD Athlon Neo MV-40

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
937
485
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
954
275
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
309
777
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
594
719
Name AMD Turion II P540 AMD Athlon Neo MV-40
PassMark - Single thread mark 937 485
PassMark - CPU mark 954 275
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 309 777
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 594 719

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Turion II P540 AMD Athlon Neo MV-40

Essentials

Architecture codename Champlain Huron
Launch date 12 May 2010 6 January 2009
Place in performance rating 2781 2794
Price now $49.95
Series AMD Turion II AMD Athlon Neo
Value for money (0-100) 8.49
Vertical segment Laptop Laptop

Performance

64 bit support
Front-side bus (FSB) 3600 MHz 1600 MHz
L1 cache 128 KB 128 KB
L2 cache 2048 KB 512 KB
Manufacturing process technology 45 nm 65 nm
Maximum frequency 2.4 GHz 1.6 GHz
Number of cores 2 1
Number of threads 2 1
Maximum core temperature 95 °C

Compatibility

Sockets supported S1 (S1g4) ASB1
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 25 Watt 15 Watt

Advanced Technologies

VirusProtect

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)