Celeron M 390 vs Turion II Neo K685

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Aggregate performance score

Turion II Neo K685
2010
2 cores / 2 threads, 15 Watt
0.43
+139%
Celeron M 390
1 core / 1 thread, 21 Watt
0.18

Turion II Neo K685 outperforms Celeron M 390 by a whopping 139% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Turion II Neo K685 and Celeron M 390 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking29683258
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Turion II NeoCeleron M
Power efficiency2.710.81
Architecture codenameGeneva (2010)Dothan (2004−2005)
Release date15 December 2010 (14 years ago)no data

Detailed specifications

Turion II Neo K685 and Celeron M 390 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 cores2 (Dual-core)1 (Single-Core)
Threads21
Base clock speedno data1.7 GHz
Boost clock speed1.8 GHz1.7 GHz
Bus rate3200 MHz400 MHz
L1 cache256 KBno data
L2 cache1 MBno data
L3 cacheno data1 MB L2 KB
Chip lithography45 nm90 nm
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage rangeno data1.004V-1.292V

Compatibility

Information on Turion II Neo K685 and Celeron M 390 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.

SocketS1g4PPGA478, H-PBGA479
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt21 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Turion II Neo K685 and Celeron M 390. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, 3DNow, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4A, AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Virtualizationno data
VirusProtect+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data-
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data-
Demand Based Switchingno data-
PAEno data32 Bit
FSB parityno data-

Security technologies

Turion II Neo K685 and Celeron M 390 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 II Neo K685 and Celeron M 390 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-xno data-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Turion II Neo K685 and Celeron M 390. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3no data

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.

Turion II Neo K685 0.43
+139%
Celeron M 390 0.18

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

Turion II Neo K685 42
+143%
Celeron M 390 102

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.43 0.18
Physical cores 2 1
Threads 2 1
Chip lithography 45 nm 90 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 21 Watt

Turion II Neo K685 has a 138.9% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 40% lower power consumption.

The Turion II Neo K685 is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron M 390 in performance tests.


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