Intel Core i3-330M vs AMD Turion 64 ML-40

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General info

Comparing Turion 64 ML-40 and Core i3-330M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance rankingnot rated2588
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesTurion 64Intel Core i3
Architecture codenameLancaster (2005−2006)Arrandale (2010−2011)
Release dateJune 2005 (18 years old)7 January 2010 (14 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$49
Current priceno data$54 (1.1x MSRP)

Technical specs

Turion 64 ML-40 and Core i3-330M 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 cores1 (Single-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads14
Base clock speedno data2.13 GHz
Boost clock speed2.2 GHz2.13 GHz
Bus support800 MHz2500 MHz
L1 cache128 KB128 KB
L2 cache1 MB512 KB
L3 cache0 KB3 MB
Chip lithography90 nm32 nm
Die size125 mm281+114 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data90 °C for rPGA, 105 °C for BGA
Number of transistors114 million382 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Turion 64 ML-40 and Core i3-330M 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
Socket754BGA1288,PGA988
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Turion 64 ML-40 and Core i3-330M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NIno data-
FMAno data+
PowerNow+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoringno data+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
PAEno data36 Bit
FDIno data+
Fast Memory Accessno data+
Statusno dataDiscontinued

Security technologies

Turion 64 ML-40 and Core i3-330M technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Turion 64 ML-40 and Core i3-330M are enumerated here.

VT-dno data-
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Turion 64 ML-40 and Core i3-330M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR3-800, DDR3-1066
Maximum memory sizeno data8 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data17.1 GB/s
ECC memory supportno data-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel® HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel® Processors
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data667 MHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Turion 64 ML-40 and Core i3-330M integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data2

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Turion 64 ML-40 and Core i3-330M.

PCIe versionno data2.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


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.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

Turion 64 ML-40 838
i3-330M 2230
+166%

Core i3-330M outperforms Turion 64 ML-40 by 166% in 3DMark06 CPU.

Advantages and disadvantages


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

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