C-50 vs Turion 64 MT-40
Primary details
Comparing Turion 64 MT-40 and C-50 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Turion 64 | AMD C-Series |
| Architecture codename | Lancaster (2005−2006) | Ontario (2011−2012) |
| Release date | August 2005 (19 years ago) | 4 January 2011 (13 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Turion 64 MT-40 and C-50 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 | 1 (Single-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 1 | 2 |
| Boost clock speed | 2.2 GHz | 1 GHz |
| Bus rate | 800 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 512K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 40 nm |
| Die size | 125 mm2 | 75 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | 114 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Turion 64 MT-40 and C-50 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 | 754 | FT1 BGA 413-Ball |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 9 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Turion 64 MT-40 and C-50. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | MMX(+), SSE(1,2,3,3S,4A), AMD-V |
| PowerNow | + | - |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Turion 64 MT-40 and C-50 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Turion 64 MT-40 and C-50. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR3 Single-channel |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | AMD Radeon HD 6250 |
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Physical cores | 1 | 2 |
| Threads | 1 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 9 Watt |
C-50 has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 125% more advanced lithography process, and 177.8% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Turion 64 MT-40 and C-50. We've got no test results to judge.
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