Intel Core i3-2340UE vs AMD Turion II P540

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i3-2340UE and AMD Turion II P540 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, 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 Intel Core i3-2340UE

  • CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 0 month(s) later
  • 2 more threads: 4 vs 2
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
  • Around 47% lower typical power consumption: 17 Watt vs 25 Watt
  • Around 2% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 976 vs 954
Specifications (specs)
Launch date June 2011 vs 12 May 2010
Number of threads 4 vs 2
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm vs 45 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 17 Watt vs 25 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 976 vs 954

Reasons to consider the AMD Turion II P540

  • Around 85% higher clock speed: 2.4 GHz vs 1.3 GHz
  • 4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 51% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 937 vs 620
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 2.4 GHz vs 1.3 GHz
L2 cache 2048 KB vs 256 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 937 vs 620

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i3-2340UE
CPU 2: AMD Turion II P540

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
620
937
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
976
954
Name Intel Core i3-2340UE AMD Turion II P540
PassMark - Single thread mark 620 937
PassMark - CPU mark 976 954
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 309
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 594

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Core i3-2340UE AMD Turion II P540

Essentials

Architecture codename Sandy Bridge Champlain
Launch date June 2011 12 May 2010
Place in performance rating 2787 2781
Processor Number i3-2340UE
Series Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors AMD Turion II
Status Launched
Vertical segment Embedded Laptop
Price now $49.95
Value for money (0-100) 8.49

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 1.30 GHz
Die size 149 mm
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) 128 KB
L2 cache 256 KB (per core) 2048 KB
L3 cache 3072 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm 45 nm
Maximum core temperature 100C (BGA)
Maximum frequency 1.3 GHz 2.4 GHz
Number of cores 2 2
Number of threads 4 2
Transistor count 624 million
Front-side bus (FSB) 3600 MHz

Memory

ECC memory support
Max memory channels 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 21.3 GB/s
Maximum memory size 16.6 GB
Supported memory types DDR3 1066/1333

Graphics

Graphics base frequency 350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 800 MHz
Graphics max frequency 800 MHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics Intel® HD Graphics 3000

Graphics interfaces

CRT
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported 2
SDVO
Wireless Display (WiDi) support

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Package Size 31mm x 24mm (BGA1023)
Sockets supported FCBGA1023 S1 (S1g4)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 17 Watt 25 Watt

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 16
PCI Express revision 2.0
PCIe configurations 1x16, 2x8, 1x8 2x4

Security & Reliability

Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)

Advanced Technologies

4G WiMAX Wireless
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® My WiFi technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
VirusProtect

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)