AMD Turion II P540 vs Intel Core 2 Duo T6570

Comparative analysis of AMD Turion II P540 and Intel Core 2 Duo T6570 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD Turion II P540

Intel Core 2 Duo T6570

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Turion II P540

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 4 month(s) later
Around 14% higher clock speed: 2.4 GHz vs 2.1 GHz
Around 40% lower typical power consumption: 25 Watt vs 35 Watt
Around 10% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 936 vs 848
Around 24% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 954 vs 772
Around 22% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 309 vs 253
Around 32% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 594 vs 449

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	12 May 2010 vs 1 January 2009
Maximum frequency	2.4 GHz vs 2.1 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt vs 35 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	936 vs 848
PassMark - CPU mark	954 vs 772
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	309 vs 253
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	594 vs 449

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Turion II P540
CPU 2: Intel Core 2 Duo T6570

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

936

848

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

954

772

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

309

253

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

594

449

Name	AMD Turion II P540	Intel Core 2 Duo T6570
PassMark - Single thread mark	936	848
PassMark - CPU mark	954	772
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	309	253
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	594	449

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Turion II P540	Intel Core 2 Duo T6570
Essentials
Architecture codename	Champlain	Penryn
Launch date	12 May 2010	1 January 2009
Place in performance rating	2781	2884
Price now	$49.95	$38.50
Series	AMD Turion II	Intel Core 2 Duo
Value for money (0-100)	8.49	9.61
Vertical segment	Laptop	Laptop
Performance
64 bit support
Front-side bus (FSB)	3600 MHz	800 MHz
L1 cache	128 KB
L2 cache	2048 KB	2048 KB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	45 nm
Maximum frequency	2.4 GHz	2.1 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2	2
Die size		107 mm
Transistor count		410 Million
Compatibility
Sockets supported	S1 (S1g4)	PGA478
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt	35 Watt
Advanced Technologies
VirusProtect
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)