Turion 64 MK-38 vs Celeron M U3400

Place in the ranking	3121	3191
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Celeron M	Turion 64
Power efficiency	1.52	0.70
Architecture codename	Arrandale (2010−2011)	Richmond
Release date	24 May 2010 (14 years ago)	no data

Detailed specifications

Celeron M U3400 and Turion 64 MK-38 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)	1 (Single-Core)
Threads	2	1
Boost clock speed	1.06 GHz	2.2 GHz
Bus rate	2500 MHz	800 MHz
L2 cache	512 KB	no data
L3 cache	2 MB	no data
Chip lithography	32 nm	90 nm
Die size	81+114 mm²	no data
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	no data
Number of transistors	382+177 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Celeron M U3400 and Turion 64 MK-38 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	BGA1288	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	18 Watt	31 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron M U3400 and Turion 64 MK-38. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Flex Memory Access	+	no data
Fast Memory Access	+	no data

Security technologies

Celeron M U3400 and Turion 64 MK-38 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

EDB

no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron M U3400 and Turion 64 MK-38 are enumerated here.

VT-x

no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron M U3400 and Turion 64 MK-38. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR3

no data

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.

Celeron M U3400 0.29
+26.1%

Turion 64 MK-38 0.23

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

Celeron M U3400 62.2
+27%

Turion 64 MK-38 79

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.29	0.23
Physical cores	2	1
Threads	2	1
Chip lithography	32 nm	90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	18 Watt	31 Watt

Celeron M U3400 has a 26.1% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 181.3% more advanced lithography process, and 72.2% lower power consumption.

The Celeron M U3400 is our recommended choice as it beats the Turion 64 MK-38 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Celeron M U3400 and Turion 64 MK-38, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.