Turion II Ultra M640 vs Celeron M 530
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3517 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Celeron M | AMD Turion II Ultra |
| Designer | Intel | AMD |
| Architecture codename | Merom (2006−2008) | Caspian (2009) |
| Release date | no data | 10 September 2009 (16 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Celeron M 530 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 cores | 1 (Single-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 1 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 1.73 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 1.73 GHz | 2.6 GHz |
| Bus rate | 533 MHz | 3600 MHz |
| L2 cache | no data | 2 MB |
| L3 cache | 1 MB L2 Cache | no data |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 45 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| VID voltage range | 0.95V-1.3V | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Celeron M 530 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.
| Socket | PBGA479,PPGA478 | Socket S1 (s1g3) 638-pin |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 30 Watt | 2 MB |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron M 530 and Turion II Ultra M640. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, Enhanced 3DNow!, NX bit, AMD64, PowerNow!, AMD Virtualization |
| PowerNow | - | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | - | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | no data |
| Idle States | - | no data |
| Demand Based Switching | - | no data |
| FSB parity | - | no data |
Security technologies
Celeron M 530 and Turion II Ultra M640 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 Celeron M 530 and Turion II Ultra M640 are enumerated here.
| VT-x | - | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron M 530 and Turion II Ultra M640. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR2 |
Pros & cons summary
| Physical cores | 1 | 2 |
| Threads | 1 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 45 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 30 Watt | 2 Watt |
Turion II Ultra M640 has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 44.4% more advanced lithography process, and 1400% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Intel Celeron M 530 and AMD Turion II Ultra M640. We've got no test results to judge.
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