Turion 64 MT-28 vs Pentium B940

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Pentium B940 Pentium B940
Turion 64 MT-28 Turion 64 MT-28

Primary details

Comparing Pentium B940 and Turion 64 MT-28 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2833not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel PentiumTurion 64
Power efficiency1.46no data
Architecture codenameSandy Bridge (2011−2013)Lancaster (2005−2006)
Release date13 June 2011 (13 years ago)June 2005 (19 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$134no data

Detailed specifications

Pentium B940 and Turion 64 MT-28 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)1 (Single-Core)
Threads21
Base clock speed2 GHzno data
Boost clock speed2 GHz1.6 GHz
Bus typeDMI 2.0no data
Bus rate4 × 5 GT/s800 MHz
Multiplier20no data
L1 cache128 KB128 KB
L2 cache512 KB512 KB
L3 cache2 MB (shared)0 KB
Chip lithography32 nm90 nm
Die size131 mm2125 mm2
Maximum core temperature85 °Cno data
Number of transistors504 million114 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Pentium B940 and Turion 64 MT-28 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketPGA988754
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt25 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium B940 and Turion 64 MT-28. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2no data
FMA+-
PowerNow-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
My WiFi-no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data
Demand Based Switching-no data
FDI+no data
Fast Memory Access+no data

Security technologies

Pentium B940 and Turion 64 MT-28 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB+no data
Anti-Theft-no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium B940 and Turion 64 MT-28 are enumerated here.

VT-d-no data
VT-x-no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium B940 and Turion 64 MT-28. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3no data
Maximum memory size16 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth21.335 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel® HD Graphics for 2nd Generation Intel® Processorsno data
Graphics max frequency1.1 GHzno data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium B940 and Turion 64 MT-28 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported2no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-
SDVO+no data
CRT+no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium B940 and Turion 64 MT-28.

PCIe version2.0no data
PCI Express lanes16no data

Pros & cons summary

Physical cores 2 1
Threads 2 1
Chip lithography 32 nm 90 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 25 Watt

Pentium B940 has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 181.3% more advanced lithography process.

Turion 64 MT-28, on the other hand, has 40% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Pentium B940 and Turion 64 MT-28. We've got no test results to judge.

Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium B940 and Turion 64 MT-28, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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