Turion II P540 vs Phenom II X4 960T BE
Primary details
Comparing Phenom II X4 960T BE and Turion II P540 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 2785 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | no data | AMD Turion II |
| Power efficiency | no data | 2.26 |
| Architecture codename | Zosma (2010−2011) | Champlain (2010−2011) |
| Release date | 1 June 2010 (14 years ago) | 12 May 2010 (14 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Phenom II X4 960T BE and Turion II P540 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 | 4 (Quad-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 4 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 3 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 3.4 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
| Bus rate | no data | 3600 MHz |
| L1 cache | 128 KB (per core) | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 512 KB (per core) | 2 MB |
| L3 cache | 6 MB (shared) | no data |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 45 nm |
| Die size | 346 mm2 | no data |
| Number of transistors | 904 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | + | - |
Compatibility
Information on Phenom II X4 960T BE and Turion II P540 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 | no data |
| Socket | AM3 | S1 (S1g4) |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 25 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X4 960T BE and Turion II P540. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | MMX, 3DNow, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4A, AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Virtualization, HyperTransport 3.0 |
| VirusProtect | - | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom II X4 960T BE and Turion II P540 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X4 960T BE and Turion II P540. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR3 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Phenom II X4 960T BE and Turion II P540.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Physical cores | 4 | 2 |
| Threads | 4 | 2 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 25 Watt |
Phenom II X4 960T BE has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.
Turion II P540, on the other hand, has 280% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Phenom II X4 960T BE and Turion II P540. We've got no test results to judge.
Note that Phenom II X4 960T BE is a desktop processor while Turion II P540 is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Phenom II X4 960T BE and Turion II P540, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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