Turion II Ultra M640 vs Athlon II P340

Primary details

Comparing Athlon II P340 and Turion II Ultra M640 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

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Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Athlon IIAMD Turion II Ultra
Architecture codenameChamplain (2010−2011)Caspian (2009)
Release date4 October 2010 (14 years ago)10 September 2009 (15 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Athlon II P340 and Turion II Ultra M640 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)2 (Dual-core)
Threads22
Boost clock speed2.2 GHz2.6 GHz
Bus rate3200 MHz3600 MHz
L1 cache256 KBno data
L2 cache1 MB2 MB
Chip lithography45 nm45 nm
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Athlon II P340 and Turion II Ultra M640 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.

SocketS1g4Socket S1 (s1g3) 638-pin
Power consumption (TDP)25 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon II P340 and Turion II Ultra M640. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsSSE-3, SSE4A, 3DNow!, MMX, DEP, SVMMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, Enhanced 3DNow!, NX bit, AMD64, PowerNow!, AMD Virtualization
PowerNow-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon II P340 and Turion II Ultra M640. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR2

Pros & cons summary


Recency 4 October 2010 10 September 2009
Power consumption (TDP) 25 Watt 35 Watt

Athlon II P340 has an age advantage of 1 year, and 40% lower power consumption.

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