i5-L16G7 vs Athlon II M340

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Aggregate performance score

Athlon II M340
2009
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.51
Core i5-L16G7
2020
5 cores / 5 threads, 7 Watt
2.13
+318%

Core i5-L16G7 outperforms Athlon II M340 by a whopping 318% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon II M340 and Core i5-L16G7 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking28711858
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Athlon IIIntel Ice Lake
Power efficiency1.3828.80
Architecture codenameCaspian (2009)Lakefield (2020)
Release date10 September 2009 (15 years ago)June 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$281

Detailed specifications

Athlon II M340 and Core i5-L16G7 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)5 (Penta-Core)
Threads25
Base clock speedno data1.4 GHz
Boost clock speed2.2 GHz3 GHz
Bus rate3200 MHz4 GT/s
L1 cache128 KB80 KB
L2 cache1 MB512 KB
L3 cacheno data4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm10 nm
Die sizeno data82 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Number of transistorsno data4,050 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Athlon II M340 and Core i5-L16G7 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
SocketSocket S1 (S1g3)FC-CSP1016
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt7 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon II M340 and Core i5-L16G7. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, Enhanced 3DNow!, NX bit, AMD64, PowerNow!, AMD VirtualizationIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI-+
PowerNow+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
TSX-+
Idle Statesno data+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+

Security technologies

Athlon II M340 and Core i5-L16G7 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+
Secure Bootno data+
Secure Keyno data+
SGXno data-
OS Guardno data+
Anti-Theftno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon II M340 and Core i5-L16G7 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon II M340 and Core i5-L16G7. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR2LPDDR4X-4267
Maximum memory sizeno data8 GB
Maximum memory bandwidthno data34 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel UHD Graphics
Quick Sync Video-+
Graphics max frequencyno data500 MHz
Execution Unitsno data64

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Athlon II M340 and Core i5-L16G7 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Athlon II M340 and Core i5-L16G7 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Athlon II M340 and Core i5-L16G7 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno dataDX12
OpenGLno dataOpenGL4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon II M340 and Core i5-L16G7.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data6

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.

Athlon II M340 0.51
i5-L16G7 2.13
+318%

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.

Athlon II M340 807
i5-L16G7 3386
+320%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.51 2.13
Physical cores 2 5
Threads 2 5
Chip lithography 45 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 7 Watt

i5-L16G7 has a 317.6% higher aggregate performance score, 150% more physical cores and 150% more threads, a 350% more advanced lithography process, and 400% lower power consumption.

The Core i5-L16G7 is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon II M340 in performance tests.


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