Turion X2 RM-74 vs A4-7210

Primary details

Comparing A4-7210 and Turion X2 RM-74 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2425	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	AMD A-Series	2x AMD Turion
Power efficiency	3.94	no data
Architecture codename	Carrizo-L (2015)	Lion (2008−2009)
Release date	7 May 2015 (9 years ago)	1 January 2009 (15 years ago)

Detailed specifications

A4-7210 and Turion X2 RM-74 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	4 (Quad-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	4	2
Base clock speed	1.8 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	2.2 GHz	2.2 GHz
Bus rate	no data	3600 MHz
L1 cache	no data	256 KB
L2 cache	2048 KB	1 MB
L3 cache	no data	0 KB
Chip lithography	28 nm	65 nm
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	no data
Number of transistors	930 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on A4-7210 and Turion X2 RM-74 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	FT3b	S1
Power consumption (TDP)	12-25 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A4-7210 and Turion X2 RM-74. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	MMX, SSE4.2, AES, AVX, BMI1, F16C, AMD64, VT	MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, Enhanced 3DNow!, NX bit, AMD64, PowerNow!, AMD Virtualization
AES-NI	+	-
FMA	FMA4	-
AVX	+	-
PowerNow	+	+
PowerGating	+	-
VirusProtect	+	-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A4-7210 and Turion X2 RM-74 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	+
IOMMU 2.0	+	-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A4-7210 and Turion X2 RM-74. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3L-1600	no data
Max memory channels	1	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	AMD Radeon R3 Graphics	no data
Enduro	+	-
Switchable graphics	+	-
UVD	+	-
VCE	+	-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A4-7210 and Turion X2 RM-74 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A4-7210 and Turion X2 RM-74 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	DirectX® 12	no data
Vulkan	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A4-7210 and Turion X2 RM-74.

PCIe version

2.0

no 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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Recency	7 May 2015	1 January 2009
Physical cores	4	2
Threads	4	2
Chip lithography	28 nm	65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	12 Watt	35 Watt

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