Atom Z540 vs Turion 64 MT-40
Aggregate performance score
Primary details
Comparing Turion 64 MT-40 and Atom Z540 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3194 | 3187 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Turion 64 | Intel Atom |
| Power efficiency | 0.83 | 8.68 |
| Architecture codename | Lancaster (2005−2006) | Silverthorne (2008−2010) |
| Release date | August 2005 (19 years ago) | 2 April 2008 (16 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $160 |
Detailed specifications
Turion 64 MT-40 and Atom Z540 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) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 1 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 1.86 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.2 GHz | 0.07 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | FSB |
| Bus rate | 800 MHz | 533.33 MT/s |
| Multiplier | no data | 14 |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | 56 KB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 512 KB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 45 nm |
| Die size | 125 mm2 | 24.18 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 90 °C |
| Number of transistors | 114 million | 47 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| VID voltage range | no data | 0.75 -1.1V |
Compatibility
Information on Turion 64 MT-40 and Atom Z540 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 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | 754 | PBGA441 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 2.4 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Turion 64 MT-40 and Atom Z540. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3 |
| PowerNow | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
| Demand Based Switching | no data | + |
| FSB parity | no data | - |
Security technologies
Turion 64 MT-40 and Atom Z540 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 Turion 64 MT-40 and Atom Z540 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | no data | - |
| VT-x | no data | + |
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Threads | 1 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 45 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 2 Watt |
Atom Z540 has 100% more threads, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 1150% lower power consumption.
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Turion 64 MT-40 and Atom Z540.
Should you still have questions on choice between Turion 64 MT-40 and Atom Z540, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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