Ryzen 5 8540U vs Turion 64 X2 TL-52

Place in the ranking	3064	658
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	2x AMD Turion 64	no data
Power efficiency	1.04	39.68
Architecture codename	Trinidad (2006−2007)	Hawk Point-U (Zen 4 + Zen 4c) (2023)
Release date	17 May 2006 (18 years ago)	6 December 2023 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

Turion 64 X2 TL-52 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	2 (Dual-core)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	2	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	no data	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	no data	16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	90 nm	4 nm
Die size	no data	137 mm²
Maximum core temperature	no data	100 °C
Number of transistors	no data	20,900 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on Turion 64 X2 TL-52 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	no data	1
Socket	no data	FP7
Power consumption (TDP)	31 Watt	28 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Turion 64 X2 TL-52 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	-	+
Precision Boost 2	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Turion 64 X2 TL-52 and Ryzen 5 8540U are enumerated here.

AMD-V

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Turion 64 X2 TL-52 and Ryzen 5 8540U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

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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 X2 TL-52 and Ryzen 5 8540U.

PCIe version	no data	4.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	14

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.34	11.74
Recency	17 May 2006	6 December 2023
Physical cores	2	6
Threads	2	12
Chip lithography	90 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	31 Watt	28 Watt

Ryzen 5 8540U has a 3352.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 17 years, 200% more physical cores and 500% more threads, a 2150% more advanced lithography process, and 10.7% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 5 8540U is our recommended choice as it beats the Turion 64 X2 TL-52 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Turion 64 X2 TL-52 and Ryzen 5 8540U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.