Turion 64 X2 TL-53 vs A8-4557M
Primary details
Comparing A8-4557M and Turion 64 X2 TL-53 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | AMD A-Series | 2x AMD Turion 64 |
| Architecture codename | Trinity (2012−2013) | Tyler (2007−2009) |
| Release date | 15 May 2012 (12 years ago) | 13 April 2007 (17 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
A8-4557M and Turion 64 X2 TL-53 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 | 1.9 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 2.8 GHz | 1.7 GHz |
| Bus rate | no data | 800 MHz |
| L1 cache | no data | 256 KB |
| L2 cache | 4 MB | 1 MB |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 65 nm |
| Die size | 246 mm2 | no data |
| Number of transistors | 1303 Million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on A8-4557M and Turion 64 X2 TL-53 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.
| Socket | BGA | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 31 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A8-4557M and Turion 64 X2 TL-53. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | 86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX, FMA | MMX, Extended 3DNow!, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, AMD64, PowerNow!, NX-Bit |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| FMA | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
| PowerNow | - | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon HD 7640G (497 - 655 MHz) | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 15 May 2012 | 13 April 2007 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 2 |
| Threads | 4 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 65 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 31 Watt |
A8-4557M has an age advantage of 5 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 103.1% more advanced lithography process.
Turion 64 X2 TL-53, on the other hand, has 12.9% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between A8-4557M and Turion 64 X2 TL-53. We've got no test results to judge.
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