Turion 64 X2 TL-50 vs Athlon II P340
Primary details
Comparing Athlon II P340 and Turion 64 X2 TL-50 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 Athlon II | 2x AMD Turion 64 |
| Architecture codename | Champlain (2010−2011) | Taylor (2006) |
| Release date | 4 October 2010 (14 years ago) | 17 May 2006 (18 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $154 |
Detailed specifications
Athlon II P340 and Turion 64 X2 TL-50 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) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 2 | 2 |
| Boost clock speed | 2.2 GHz | 1.6 GHz |
| Bus rate | 3200 MHz | 800 MHz |
| L1 cache | 256 KB | no data |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 512 KB |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 90 nm |
| Die size | no data | 147 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | no data | 154 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Athlon II P340 and Turion 64 X2 TL-50 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 | S1g4 | S1 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 31 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon II P340 and Turion 64 X2 TL-50. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | SSE-3, SSE4A, 3DNow!, MMX, DEP, SVM | SSE(1,2,3), AMD64 |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
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.
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 4 October 2010 | 17 May 2006 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 90 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 31 Watt |
Athlon II P340 has an age advantage of 4 years, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 24% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Athlon II P340 and Turion 64 X2 TL-50. We've got no test results to judge.
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