AMD Turion 64 MT-30 vs Intel Core i7-640LM
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 ranking | 2341 | not rated |
Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
Series | Intel Core i7 | Turion 64 |
Architecture codename | Arrandale (2010−2011) | Lancaster (2005−2006) |
Release date | 7 January 2010 (14 years old) | March 2005 (19 years old) |
Launch price (MSRP) | $332 | no 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 cores | 2 (Dual-core) | 1 (Single-Core) |
Threads | 4 | 1 |
Base clock speed | 2.13 GHz | no data |
Boost clock speed | 2.93 GHz | 1.6 GHz |
Bus support | 2500 MHz | 800 MHz |
L1 cache | 128 KB | 128 KB |
L2 cache | 512 KB | 1 MB |
L3 cache | 4 MB | 0 KB |
Chip lithography | 32 nm | 90 nm |
Die size | 81+177 mm2 | 125 mm2 |
Maximum core temperature | 105 °C | no data |
Number of transistors | 382+177 Million | 114 million |
64 bit support | + | + |
Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
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 configuration | 1 | 1 |
Socket | BGA1288 | 754 |
Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 25 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 extensions | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2 | no data |
AES-NI | + | no data |
FMA | + | no data |
PowerNow | no 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 |
PAE | 36 Bit | no data |
FDI | + | no data |
Fast Memory Access | + | no data |
Status | Discontinued | no 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 types | DDR3-800, DDR3-1066 | no data |
Maximum memory size | 8 GB | no data |
Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
Maximum memory bandwidth | 17.1 GB/s | no data |
ECC memory support | - | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
Integrated graphics card | Intel® HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel® Processors | no data |
Clear Video | + | no data |
Clear Video HD | + | no data |
Graphics max frequency | 566 MHz | no data |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Core i7-640LM and Turion 64 MT-30 integrated GPUs.
Number of displays supported | 2 | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-640LM and Turion 64 MT-30.
PCIe version | 2.0 | no data |
PCI Express lanes | 16 | 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.
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%
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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