Turion II M540 vs Athlon II M300

Primary details

Comparing Athlon II M300 and Turion II M540 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

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Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Athlon IIAMD Turion II
Architecture codenameCaspian (2009)Caspian (2009)
Release date10 September 2009 (15 years ago)10 September 2009 (15 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Athlon II M300 and Turion II M540 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 cores2 (Dual-core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads22
Boost clock speed2 GHz2.4 GHz
Bus rate3200 MHz3600 MHz
L1 cache128 KB128 KB
L2 cache1 MB1 MB
Chip lithography45 nm45 nm
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Athlon II M300 and Turion II M540 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.

SocketSocket S1 (S1g3)Socket S1 (s1g3) 638-pin
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon II M300 and Turion II M540. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, Enhanced 3DNow!, NX bit, AMD64, PowerNow!, AMD VirtualizationMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, Enhanced 3DNow!, NX bit, AMD64, PowerNow!, AMD Virtualization
PowerNow++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon II M300 and Turion II M540. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR2no data

Pros & cons summary


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