Ryzen 7 2700 vs Turion II P540

Aggregate performance score

Turion II P540
2010
2 cores / 2 threads, 25 Watt
0.62
Ryzen 7 2700
2018
8 cores / 16 threads, 65 Watt
10.26
+1555%

Ryzen 7 2700 outperforms Turion II P540 by a whopping 1555% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Turion II P540 and Ryzen 7 2700 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2786774
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data8.63
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Turion IIAMD Ryzen 7
Power efficiency2.2614.39
Architecture codenameChamplain (2010−2011)Zen+ (2018−2019)
Release date12 May 2010 (14 years ago)19 April 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$299

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

no data

Detailed specifications

Turion II P540 and Ryzen 7 2700 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)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads216
Base clock speedno data3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed2.4 GHz4.1 GHz
Bus rate3600 MHz4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplierno data32
L1 cache128 KB96K (per core)
L2 cache2 MB512K (per core)
L3 cacheno data16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm12 nm
Die sizeno data192 mm2
Number of transistorsno data4,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Turion II P540 and Ryzen 7 2700 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 configurationno data1 (Uniprocessor)
SocketS1 (S1g4)AM4
Power consumption (TDP)25 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Turion II P540 and Ryzen 7 2700. 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 3.0SSE4.2, SSE4A, AMD-V, AES, AVX2, FMA3, SHA
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
VirusProtect+-
Precision Boost 2no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Turion II P540 and Ryzen 7 2700 are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Turion II P540 and Ryzen 7 2700. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory sizeno data64 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data46.933 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Turion II P540 and Ryzen 7 2700.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

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 0.62
Ryzen 7 2700 10.26
+1555%

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
Ryzen 7 2700 15701
+1546%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Turion II P540 281
Ryzen 7 2700 1121
+299%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Turion II P540 521
Ryzen 7 2700 5527
+961%

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
Ryzen 7 2700 4505
+109%

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
Ryzen 7 2700 31385
+651%

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
Ryzen 7 2700 9475
+363%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.62 10.26
Recency 12 May 2010 19 April 2018
Physical cores 2 8
Threads 2 16
Chip lithography 45 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 25 Watt 65 Watt

Turion II P540 has 160% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 7 2700, on the other hand, has a 1554.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, 300% more physical cores and 700% more threads, and a 275% more advanced lithography process.

The Ryzen 7 2700 is our recommended choice as it beats the Turion II P540 in performance tests.

Be aware that Turion II P540 is a notebook processor while Ryzen 7 2700 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Turion II P540 and Ryzen 7 2700, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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