Ryzen 5 8540U vs Turion 64 MT-30
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 5 8540U outperforms Turion 64 MT-30 by a whopping 6422% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Turion 64 MT-30 and Ryzen 5 8540U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3248 | 658 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Turion 64 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 0.68 | 39.68 |
| Architecture codename | Lancaster (2005−2006) | Hawk Point-U (Zen 4 + Zen 4c) (2023) |
| Release date | March 2005 (19 years ago) | 6 December 2023 (less than a year ago) |
Detailed specifications
Turion 64 MT-30 and Ryzen 5 8540U 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 | 1 (Single-Core) | 6 (Hexa-Core) |
| Threads | 1 | 12 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 3.2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1.6 GHz | 4.9 GHz |
| Bus rate | 800 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 1 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 16 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 4 nm |
| Die size | 125 mm2 | 137 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 100 °C |
| Number of transistors | 114 million | 20,900 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Turion 64 MT-30 and Ryzen 5 8540U 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 | 1 |
| Socket | 754 | FP7 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 28 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Turion 64 MT-30 and Ryzen 5 8540U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3, MMX (+), SHA, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, SSSE3 |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| PowerNow | + | - |
| Precision Boost 2 | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Turion 64 MT-30 and Ryzen 5 8540U are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Turion 64 MT-30 and Ryzen 5 8540U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR5 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | AMD Radeon 740M ( - 2800 MHz) |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Turion 64 MT-30 and Ryzen 5 8540U.
| PCIe version | no data | 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 14 |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.18 | 11.74 |
| Physical cores | 1 | 6 |
| Threads | 1 | 12 |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 28 Watt |
Turion 64 MT-30 has 12% lower power consumption.
Ryzen 5 8540U, on the other hand, has a 6422.2% higher aggregate performance score, 500% more physical cores and 1100% more threads, and a 2150% more advanced lithography process.
The Ryzen 5 8540U is our recommended choice as it beats the Turion 64 MT-30 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Turion 64 MT-30 and Ryzen 5 8540U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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