Phenom II X4 970 BE vs Turion II P540
Primary details
Comparing Turion II P540 and Phenom II X4 970 BE processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2786 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | AMD Turion II | no data |
| Power efficiency | 2.26 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Champlain (2010−2011) | Deneb (2009−2011) |
| Release date | 12 May 2010 (14 years ago) | 21 September 2010 (14 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Turion II P540 and Phenom II X4 970 BE 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) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 3.5 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.4 GHz | 3.5 GHz |
| Bus rate | 3600 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | 128 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 512 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | no data | 6 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 45 nm |
| Die size | no data | 258 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | no data | 758 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Turion II P540 and Phenom II X4 970 BE 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 |
| Socket | S1 (S1g4) | AM3 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 125 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Turion II P540 and Phenom II X4 970 BE. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | MMX, 3DNow, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4A, AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Virtualization, HyperTransport 3.0 | no data |
| VirusProtect | + | - |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Turion II P540 and Phenom II X4 970 BE are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Turion II P540 and Phenom II X4 970 BE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR3 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Turion II P540 and Phenom II X4 970 BE.
| PCIe version | no data | 2.0 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 12 May 2010 | 21 September 2010 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 4 |
| Threads | 2 | 4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 125 Watt |
Turion II P540 has 400% lower power consumption.
Phenom II X4 970 BE, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 months, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.
We couldn't decide between Turion II P540 and Phenom II X4 970 BE. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Turion II P540 is a notebook processor while Phenom II X4 970 BE is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Turion II P540 and Phenom II X4 970 BE, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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