Solo T1200 vs Turion II P540
Aggregate performance score
Turion II P540 outperforms Core Solo T1200 by a whopping 275% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Turion II P540 and Core Solo T1200 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2791 | 3287 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | AMD Turion II | Core Solo |
| Power efficiency | 2.27 | 0.56 |
| Architecture codename | Champlain (2010−2011) | Yonah (2005−2006) |
| Release date | 12 May 2010 (14 years ago) | January 2006 (18 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Turion II P540 and Core Solo T1200 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 | 1.5 GHz |
| Bus rate | 3600 MHz | 667 MHz |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | 64 KB |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 2 MB |
| L3 cache | no data | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 65 nm |
| Die size | no data | 90 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | no data | 151 million |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Turion II P540 and Core Solo T1200 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 | S1 (S1g4) | 479 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 27 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Turion II P540 and Core Solo T1200. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | MMX, 3DNow, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4A, AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Virtualization, HyperTransport 3.0 | no data |
| VirusProtect | + | - |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Turion II P540 and Core Solo T1200 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Turion II P540 and Core Solo T1200. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR1 |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.60 | 0.16 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 1 |
| Threads | 2 | 1 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 65 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 27 Watt |
Turion II P540 has a 275% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 44.4% more advanced lithography process, and 8% lower power consumption.
The Turion II P540 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core Solo T1200 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Turion II P540 and Core Solo T1200, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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