Turion II M540 vs Turion X2 RM-76

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Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking3271not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Series2x AMD TurionAMD Turion II
Power efficiency0.49no data
DesignerAMDAMD
Architecture codenameGriffin (2008−2009)Caspian (2009)
Release date1 January 2009 (17 years ago)10 September 2009 (16 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Basic parameters of Turion X2 RM-76 and Turion II M540: 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
Boost clock speed2.3 GHz2.4 GHz
Bus rate3600 MHz3600 MHz
L1 cache0 MB128 KB
L2 cache1 MB1 MB
Chip lithography65 nm45 nm
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Turion X2 RM-76 and Turion II M540 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.

SocketSocket S1 (638)Socket S1 (s1g3) 638-pin
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Turion X2 RM-76 and Turion II M540. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, Enhanced 3DNow!, NX bit, AMD64, PowerNow!, AMD VirtualizationMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, Enhanced 3DNow!, NX bit, AMD64, PowerNow!, AMD Virtualization
PowerNow++

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 January 2009 10 September 2009
Chip lithography 65 nm 45 nm

Turion II M540 has an age advantage of 8 months, and a 44% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between AMD Turion X2 RM-76 and AMD Turion II M540. We've got no test results to judge.

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