3020e vs Turion II M540
Primary details
Comparing Turion II M540 and 3020e processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 2121 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | AMD Turion II | AMD Raven Ridge (Ryzen 2000 APU) |
| Power efficiency | no data | 24.13 |
| Architecture codename | Caspian (2009) | Dali (Zen) (2020) |
| Release date | 10 September 2009 (15 years ago) | 4 August 2020 (4 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Turion II M540 and 3020e 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) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 2 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 1.2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.4 GHz | 2.6 GHz |
| Bus rate | 3600 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | 192 KB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | no data | 4 MB |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 14 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 105 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Turion II M540 and 3020e 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.
| Socket | Socket S1 (s1g3) 638-pin | FT5 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 6 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Turion II M540 and 3020e. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, Enhanced 3DNow!, NX bit, AMD64, PowerNow!, AMD Virtualization | MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| FMA | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| PowerNow | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Turion II M540 and 3020e. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR4 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 10 September 2009 | 4 August 2020 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 6 Watt |
3020e has an age advantage of 10 years, a 221.4% more advanced lithography process, and 483.3% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Turion II M540 and 3020e. We've got no test results to judge.
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