Turion II P540 vs Celeron Dual-Core T3100

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Aggregate performance score

Celeron Dual-Core T3100
2009
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.74
+23.3%
Turion II P540
2010
2 cores / 2 threads, 25 Watt
0.60

Celeron Dual-Core T3100 outperforms Turion II P540 by a significant 23% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Celeron Dual-Core T3100 and Turion II P540 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking26652791
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Celeron Dual-CoreAMD Turion II
Power efficiency2.002.27
Architecture codenamePenryn (2008−2011)Champlain (2010−2011)
Release date1 September 2009 (15 years ago)12 May 2010 (14 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Celeron Dual-Core T3100 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 cores2 (Dual-core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads22
Boost clock speed1.9 GHz2.4 GHz
Bus rate800 MHz3600 MHz
L1 cache128 KB128 KB
L2 cache1 MB2 MB
Chip lithography45 nm45 nm
Die size107 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature105 °Cno data
Number of transistors410 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Celeron Dual-Core T3100 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.

SocketBGA479, PGA478S1 (S1g4)
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt25 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron Dual-Core T3100 and Turion II P540. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataMMX, 3DNow, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4A, AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Virtualization, HyperTransport 3.0
VirusProtect-+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron Dual-Core T3100 and Turion II P540 are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron Dual-Core T3100 and Turion II P540. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR3

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Celeron Dual-Core T3100 0.74
+23.3%
Turion II P540 0.60

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.

Celeron Dual-Core T3100 1174
+23.1%
Turion II P540 954

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Celeron Dual-Core T3100 1900
Turion II P540 2160
+13.7%

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Celeron Dual-Core T3100 3740
Turion II P540 4181
+11.8%

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.

Celeron Dual-Core T3100 1687
Turion II P540 2047
+21.3%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.74 0.60
Recency 1 September 2009 12 May 2010
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 25 Watt

Celeron Dual-Core T3100 has a 23.3% higher aggregate performance score.

Turion II P540, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 8 months, and 40% lower power consumption.

The Celeron Dual-Core T3100 is our recommended choice as it beats the Turion II P540 in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Celeron Dual-Core T3100 and Turion II P540, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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