Core 2 Duo SP9400 vs Turion II P540

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Aggregate performance score

Turion II P540
2010
2 cores / 2 threads, 25 Watt
0.60
+11.1%
Core 2 Duo SP9400
2008
2 cores / 2 threads, 25 Watt
0.54

Turion II P540 outperforms Core 2 Duo SP9400 by a moderate 11% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Turion II P540 and Core 2 Duo SP9400 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking28062850
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Turion IIIntel Core 2 Duo
Power efficiency2.272.04
Architecture codenameChamplain (2010−2011)Penryn (2008−2011)
Release date12 May 2010 (14 years ago)20 August 2008 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$284

Detailed specifications

Turion II P540 and Core 2 Duo SP9400 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)2 (Dual-core)
Threads22
Base clock speedno data2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed2.4 GHz2.4 GHz
Bus rate3600 MHz1066 MHz
L1 cache128 KBno data
L2 cache2 MB6 MB
L3 cacheno data6 MB L2 Cache
Chip lithography45 nm45 nm
Die sizeno data107 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data105 °C
Number of transistorsno data410 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Turion II P540 and Core 2 Duo SP9400 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.

SocketS1 (S1g4)BGA956
Power consumption (TDP)25 Watt25 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Turion II P540 and Core 2 Duo SP9400. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, 3DNow, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4A, AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Virtualization, HyperTransport 3.0no data
VirusProtect+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data-
Demand Based Switchingno data-
FSB parityno data-

Security technologies

Turion II P540 and Core 2 Duo SP9400 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 P540 and Core 2 Duo SP9400 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Turion II P540 and Core 2 Duo SP9400. 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 P540 0.60
+11.1%
Core 2 Duo SP9400 0.54

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Turion II P540 954
+10.5%
Core 2 Duo SP9400 863

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Turion II P540 2160
+3.7%
Core 2 Duo SP9400 2083

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Turion II P540 4181
+5.8%
Core 2 Duo SP9400 3950

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.

Turion II P540 2047
Core 2 Duo SP9400 2059
+0.6%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.60 0.54
Recency 12 May 2010 20 August 2008

Turion II P540 has a 11.1% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 1 year.

The Turion II P540 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core 2 Duo SP9400 in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Turion II P540 and Core 2 Duo SP9400, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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