Turion 64 MT-40 vs Phenom II X4 N970
Aggregate performance score
Phenom II X4 N970 outperforms Turion 64 MT-40 by a whopping 395% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Phenom II X4 N970 and Turion 64 MT-40 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2450 | 3225 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | 4x AMD Phenom II | Turion 64 |
| Power efficiency | 2.81 | 0.79 |
| Architecture codename | Champlain (2010−2011) | Lancaster (2005−2006) |
| Release date | 16 December 2010 (14 years ago) | August 2005 (19 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Phenom II X4 N970 and Turion 64 MT-40 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) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 1 |
| Boost clock speed | 2.2 GHz | 2.2 GHz |
| Bus rate | 3600 MHz | 800 MHz |
| L1 cache | 512 KB | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | no data | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 90 nm |
| Die size | no data | 125 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | no data | 114 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Phenom II X4 N970 and Turion 64 MT-40 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 | no data | 1 |
| Socket | S1 | 754 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 25 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X4 N970 and Turion 64 MT-40. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| PowerNow | - | + |
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.
3DMark06 CPU
3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.04 | 0.21 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 1 |
| Threads | 4 | 1 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 90 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 25 Watt |
Phenom II X4 N970 has a 395.2% higher aggregate performance score, 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.
Turion 64 MT-40, on the other hand, has 40% lower power consumption.
The Phenom II X4 N970 is our recommended choice as it beats the Turion 64 MT-40 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Phenom II X4 N970 and Turion 64 MT-40, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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