Turion II P540 vs Athlon 64 X2 4800+
Primary details
Comparing Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) 4800+ and Turion II P540 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 2789 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | 2x Athlon 64 (Desktop) | AMD Turion II |
| Power efficiency | no data | 2.27 |
| Architecture codename | Windsor (2006−2007) | Champlain (2010−2011) |
| Release date | no data (2024 years ago) | 12 May 2010 (14 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) 4800+ and Turion II P540 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.
| Physical cores | 2 (Dual-core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 2 | 2 |
| Boost clock speed | 2.4 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
| Bus rate | 1000 MHz | 3600 MHz |
| L1 cache | no data | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | no data | 2 MB |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 45 nm |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) 4800+ and Turion II P540 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.
| Socket | no data | S1 (S1g4) |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 25 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) 4800+ and Turion II P540. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | MMX, 3DNow, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4A, AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Virtualization, HyperTransport 3.0 |
| VirusProtect | - | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) 4800+ and Turion II P540 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) 4800+ and Turion II P540. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR3 |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.
3DMark06 CPU
3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.
Pros & cons summary
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 45 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 25 Watt |
Turion II P540 has a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 160% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Athlon 64 X2 4800+ and Turion II P540. We've got no test results to judge.
Note that Athlon 64 X2 4800+ is a desktop processor while Turion II P540 is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon 64 X2 4800+ and Turion II P540, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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