Turion II M540 vs Core 2 Duo T7200
Primary details
Comparing Core 2 Duo T7200 and Turion II M540 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Core 2 Duo | AMD Turion II |
| Architecture codename | Merom (2006−2008) | Caspian (2009) |
| Release date | 28 July 2006 (18 years ago) | 10 September 2009 (15 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $286 | no data |
Detailed specifications
Core 2 Duo T7200 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 cores | 2 (Dual-core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 2 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 2 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 2 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
| Bus rate | 667 MHz | 3600 MHz |
| L1 cache | 64 KB | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 4 MB | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | no data |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 45 nm |
| Die size | 143 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 291 Million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| VID voltage range | 1.0375V-1.3V | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Core 2 Duo T7200 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.
| Number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | no data |
| Socket | PPGA478, PBGA479 | Socket S1 (s1g3) 638-pin |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 34 Watt | 35 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo T7200 and Turion II M540. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, Enhanced 3DNow!, NX bit, AMD64, PowerNow!, AMD Virtualization |
| PowerNow | - | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | no data |
| Idle States | - | no data |
| Demand Based Switching | - | no data |
| FSB parity | - | no data |
Security technologies
Core 2 Duo T7200 and Turion II M540 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | - | no data |
| EDB | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Duo T7200 and Turion II M540 are enumerated here.
| VT-x | + | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 28 July 2006 | 10 September 2009 |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 45 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 34 Watt | 35 Watt |
Core 2 Duo T7200 has 2.9% lower power consumption.
Turion II M540, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, and a 44.4% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Core 2 Duo T7200 and Turion II M540. We've got no test results to judge.
Should you still have questions on choice between Core 2 Duo T7200 and Turion II M540, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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