AMD Turion II P540 vs AMD Turion 64 ML-40

Comparative analysis of AMD Turion II P540 and AMD Turion 64 ML-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.

AMD Turion II P540

AMD Turion 64 ML-40

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Turion II P540

CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 11 month(s) later
1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
1 more threads: 2 vs 1
Around 9% higher clock speed: 2.4 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 90 nm
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 40% lower typical power consumption: 25 Watt vs 35 Watt
Around 45% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 957 vs 662
3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1021 vs 336

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	12 May 2010 vs June 2005
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Number of threads	2 vs 1
Maximum frequency	2.4 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 90 nm
L2 cache	2048 KB vs 1024 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt vs 35 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	957 vs 662
PassMark - CPU mark	1021 vs 336

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Turion II P540
CPU 2: AMD Turion 64 ML-40

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

957

662

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1021

336

Name	AMD Turion II P540	AMD Turion 64 ML-40
PassMark - Single thread mark	957	662
PassMark - CPU mark	1021	336
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	309
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	594

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Turion II P540	AMD Turion 64 ML-40
Essentials
Architecture codename	Champlain	Lancaster
Launch date	12 May 2010	June 2005
Place in performance rating	2766	2771
Price now	$49.95
Series	AMD Turion II	Turion 64
Value for money (0-100)	8.49
Vertical segment	Laptop	Laptop
Performance
64 bit support
Front-side bus (FSB)	3600 MHz	800 MHz
L1 cache	128 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	2048 KB	1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	90 nm
Maximum frequency	2.4 GHz	2.2 GHz
Number of cores	2	1
Number of threads	2	1
Die size		125 mm
Transistor count		114 million
Compatibility
Sockets supported	S1 (S1g4)	754
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt	35 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Advanced Technologies
VirusProtect
PowerNow
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)