Celeron M 373 vs Turion II M540
Primary details
Comparing Turion II M540 and Celeron M 373 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 | AMD Turion II | Celeron M |
| Architecture codename | Caspian (2009) | Dothan (2004−2005) |
| Release date | 10 September 2009 (15 years ago) | no data (2024 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Turion II M540 and Celeron M 373 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) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 1 |
| Boost clock speed | 2.4 GHz | 1 GHz |
| Bus rate | 3600 MHz | 400 MHz |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | no data |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | no data |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 90 nm |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Turion II M540 and Celeron M 373 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.
| Socket | Socket S1 (s1g3) 638-pin | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 5 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Turion II M540 and Celeron M 373. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, Enhanced 3DNow!, NX bit, AMD64, PowerNow!, AMD Virtualization | no data |
| PowerNow | + | - |
Pros & cons summary
| Physical cores | 2 | 1 |
| Threads | 2 | 1 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 90 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 5 Watt |
Turion II M540 has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.
Celeron M 373, on the other hand, has 600% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Turion II M540 and Celeron M 373. We've got no test results to judge.
Should you still have questions on choice between Turion II M540 and Celeron M 373, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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