AMD Turion 64 MT-30 vs Intel Core i7-640LM

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General info

Comparing Core i7-640LM and Turion 64 MT-30 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking2341not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i7Turion 64
Architecture codenameArrandale (2010−2011)Lancaster (2005−2006)
Release date7 January 2010 (14 years old)March 2005 (19 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$332no data
Current price$192 (0.6x MSRP)no data

Technical specs

Core i7-640LM and Turion 64 MT-30 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)1 (Single-Core)
Threads41
Base clock speed2.13 GHzno data
Boost clock speed2.93 GHz1.6 GHz
Bus support2500 MHz800 MHz
L1 cache128 KB128 KB
L2 cache512 KB1 MB
L3 cache4 MB0 KB
Chip lithography32 nm90 nm
Die size81+177 mm2125 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °Cno data
Number of transistors382+177 Million114 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-640LM and Turion 64 MT-30 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 configuration11
SocketBGA1288754
Power consumption (TDP)25 Watt25 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-640LM and Turion 64 MT-30. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2no data
AES-NI+no data
FMA+no data
PowerNowno data+
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology+no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+no data
Flex Memory Access+no data
PAE36 Bitno data
FDI+no data
Fast Memory Access+no data
StatusDiscontinuedno data

Security technologies

Core i7-640LM and Turion 64 MT-30 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 Core i7-640LM and Turion 64 MT-30 are enumerated here.

VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-640LM and Turion 64 MT-30. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-800, DDR3-1066no data
Maximum memory size8 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth17.1 GB/sno data
ECC memory support-no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel® HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel® Processorsno data
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency566 MHzno data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i7-640LM and Turion 64 MT-30 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported2no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-640LM and Turion 64 MT-30.

PCIe version2.0no data
PCI Express lanes16no 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.


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.

Benchmark coverage: 18%

i7-640LM 21.43
+385%
Turion 64 MT-30 104

Turion 64 MT-30 outperforms Core i7-640LM by 385% in wPrime 32.

Advantages and disadvantages


Physical cores 2 1
Threads 4 1
Chip lithography 32 nm 90 nm

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