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.

 

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 42% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 937 vs 662
  • 2.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 954 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 937 vs 662
PassMark - CPU mark 954 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
937
662
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
954
336
Name AMD Turion II P540 AMD Turion 64 ML-40
PassMark - Single thread mark 937 662
PassMark - CPU mark 954 336
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 2781 2770
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™)