AMD Turion 64 technology ML-42 vs Athlon 3700+ |
First seen on January, 2013
AMD Turion 64 technology ML-42
- 2.4 GHz
- Single core
Reasons to buy the AMD Turion 64 technology ML-42
 | Much newer manufacturing process 90 nm | | Much lower typical power consumption 28.44W |
| | Significantly higher Maximum operating temperature 95 °C | | Better PassMark (Single core) score 700 |
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Released June, 2004
AMD Athlon 3700+
- 2.4 GHz
- Single core
Reasons to buy the Athlon 3700+
| | More l2 cache 1 MB | | Much more l2 cache per core 1 MB/core |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| Much newer manufacturing process | 90 nm | vs | 130 nm | A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor | |||
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| Much lower typical power consumption | 28.44W | vs | 72.31W | 2.5x lower typical power consumption | |||
| Significantly higher Maximum operating temperature | 95 °C | vs | 70 °C | More than 35% higher Maximum operating temperature | |||
| Better PassMark (Single core) score | 700 | vs | 498 | More than 40% better PassMark (Single core) score | |||
| Much lower annual home energy cost | 8.43 $/year | vs | 21.44 $/year | 2.5x lower annual home energy cost | |||
| Much lower annual commercial energy cost | 30.66 $/year | vs | 77.96 $/year | 2.5x lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
| Better performance per watt | 1.48 pt/W | vs | 0.49 pt/W | More than 3x better performance per watt | |||
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| More l2 cache | 1 MB | vs | 0.5 MB | 2x more l2 cache; more data can be stored in the l2 cache for quick access later | |||
| Much more l2 cache per core | 1 MB/core | vs | 0.5 MB/core | 2x more l2 cache per core | |||
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Benchmarks Real world tests of Turion 64 technology ML-42 vs Athlon 3700+
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
PassMark (Single Core)
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Turion 64 technology ML-42 | vs | Athlon 3700+ |
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| Clock speed | 2.4 GHz | 2.4 GHz | |
| Cores | Single core | Single core | |
| Socket type | |||
| 754 | |||
| 939 | |||
features | |||
| Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
| Instruction set extensions | |||
| SSE2 | |||
| MMX | |||
| SSE3 | |||
| SSE | |||
| 3DNow! | |||
details | Turion 64 technology ML-42 | vs | Athlon 3700+ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Threads | 1 | 1 | |
| L2 cache | 0.5 MB | 1 MB | |
| L2 cache per core | 0.5 MB/core | 1 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 90 nm | 130 nm | |
| Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
| Operating temperature | Unknown - 95°C | Unknown - 70°C | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclocked clock speed | 2.81 GHz | 2.87 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 2.4 GHz | 2.4 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 2.81 GHz | 2.87 GHz | |
power consumption | |||
| TDP | 35W | 89W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 8.43 $/year | 21.44 $/year | |
| Annual commercial energy cost | 30.66 $/year | 77.96 $/year | |
| Performance per watt | 1.48 pt/W | 0.49 pt/W | |
| Typical power consumption | 28.44W | 72.31W | |
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