Core i3-2395M vs Turion II M540
Primary details
Comparing Turion II M540 and Core i3-2395M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | AMD Turion II | Intel Core i3 |
| Architecture codename | Caspian (2009) | Sandy Bridge (2011−2013) |
| Release date | 10 September 2009 (14 years ago) | no data |
| Current price | $452 | $549 |
Detailed specifications
Turion II M540 and Core i3-2395M 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 | 4 |
| Boost clock speed | 2.4 GHz | 2.6 GHz |
| Bus support | 3600 MHz | 4 × 5 GT/s |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 512 KB |
| L3 cache | no data | 3 MB |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 32 nm |
| Die size | no data | 149 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | no data | 624 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Compatibility
Information on Turion II M540 and Core i3-2395M 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 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | Socket S1 (s1g3) 638-pin | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 35 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Turion II M540 and Core i3-2395M. 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 | no data |
| FMA | no data | + |
| AVX | no data | + |
| PowerNow | + | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Turion II M540 and Core i3-2395M are enumerated here.
| VT-x | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Turion II M540 and Core i3-2395M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR3-1333 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 16 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 21.335 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | no data | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | Intel HD Graphics 3000 |
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