i7-12700K vs Turion II P540

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Aggregate performance score

Turion II P540
2010
2 cores / 2 threads, 25 Watt
0.62
Core i7-12700K
2021
12 cores / 20 threads, 125 Watt
22.61
+3547%

Core i7-12700K outperforms Turion II P540 by a whopping 3547% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Turion II P540 and Core i7-12700K processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2783235
Place by popularitynot in top-10060
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data42.22
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Turion IIIntel Core i7
Power efficiency2.2616.49
Architecture codenameChamplain (2010−2011)Alder Lake, Golden Cove, Gracemont (2021)
Release date12 May 2010 (14 years ago)27 October 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$409

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Turion II P540 and Core i7-12700K 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 cores2 (Dual-core)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads220
Base clock speedno data3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed2.4 GHz5 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 4.0
Bus rate3600 MHz8 × 16 GT/s
Multiplierno data36
L1 cache128 KB384 KB
L2 cache2 MB2 MB
L3 cacheno data1 MB
Chip lithography45 nm10 nm
Die sizeno data215.25 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Turion II P540 and Core i7-12700K 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 configurationno data1
SocketS1 (S1g4)FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)25 Watt125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Turion II P540 and Core i7-12700K. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, 3DNow, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4A, AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Virtualization, HyperTransport 3.0Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI-+
FMA-+
AVX-+
VirusProtect+-
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
SIPP-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Turion II P540 and Core i7-12700K technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Turion II P540 and Core i7-12700K are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Turion II P540 and Core i7-12700K. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4, DDR5
Maximum memory sizeno data128 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data76.805 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel UHD Graphics 770
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.5 GHz
Execution Unitsno data32

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Turion II P540 and Core i7-12700K integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Turion II P540 and Core i7-12700K integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096 x 2160 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Turion II P540 and Core i7-12700K integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Turion II P540 and Core i7-12700K.

PCIe versionno data5.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

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.

Turion II P540 0.62
i7-12700K 22.61
+3547%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Turion II P540 954
i7-12700K 34596
+3526%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Turion II P540 281
i7-12700K 2556
+810%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Turion II P540 521
i7-12700K 13801
+2549%

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Turion II P540 2160
i7-12700K 9305
+331%

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Turion II P540 4181
i7-12700K 63484
+1418%

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.

Turion II P540 2047
i7-12700K 16827
+722%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.62 22.61
Recency 12 May 2010 27 October 2021
Physical cores 2 12
Threads 2 20
Chip lithography 45 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 25 Watt 125 Watt

Turion II P540 has 400% lower power consumption.

i7-12700K, on the other hand, has a 3546.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, 500% more physical cores and 900% more threads, and a 350% more advanced lithography process.

The Core i7-12700K is our recommended choice as it beats the Turion II P540 in performance tests.

Be aware that Turion II P540 is a notebook processor while Core i7-12700K is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Turion II P540 and Core i7-12700K, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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