Turion 64 ML-40 vs Atom Z500
Aggregate performance score
Turion 64 ML-40 outperforms Atom Z500 by a substantial 31% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Atom Z500 and Turion 64 ML-40 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3296 | 3207 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Atom | Turion 64 |
| Power efficiency | 23.17 | 0.56 |
| Architecture codename | Silverthorne (2008−2010) | Lancaster (2005−2006) |
| Release date | 2 April 2008 (16 years ago) | June 2005 (19 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $45 | no data |
Detailed specifications
Atom Z500 and Turion 64 ML-40 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 | 1 (Single-Core) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 1 | 1 |
| Boost clock speed | 0.8 GHz | 2.2 GHz |
| Bus type | FSB | no data |
| Bus rate | 400 MT/s | 800 MHz |
| Multiplier | 8 | no data |
| L1 cache | 56 KB | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 512 KB | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 90 nm |
| Die size | 24.18 mm2 | 125 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 90 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 47 Million | 114 million |
| 64 bit support | - | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| VID voltage range | 0.80 -1.1V | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Atom Z500 and Turion 64 ML-40 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 | 1 (Uniprocessor) | 1 |
| Socket | PBGA441 | 754 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 0.65 Watt | 35 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom Z500 and Turion 64 ML-40. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3 | no data |
| PowerNow | - | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | no data |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
| Demand Based Switching | + | no data |
| FSB parity | - | no data |
Security technologies
Atom Z500 and Turion 64 ML-40 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | - | no data |
| EDB | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom Z500 and Turion 64 ML-40 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | - | no data |
| VT-x | - | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.16 | 0.21 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 90 nm |
Atom Z500 has a 100% more advanced lithography process.
Turion 64 ML-40, on the other hand, has a 31.3% higher aggregate performance score.
The Turion 64 ML-40 is our recommended choice as it beats the Atom Z500 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Atom Z500 and Turion 64 ML-40, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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