Turion 64 X2 TL-53 vs A8-5600K

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Primary details

Comparing A8-5600K and Turion 64 X2 TL-53 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2023not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesAMD A-Series (Desktop)2x AMD Turion 64
Power efficiency1.70no data
Architecture codenameTrinity (2012−2013)Tyler (2007−2009)
Release date2 October 2012 (12 years ago)13 April 2007 (17 years ago)

Detailed specifications

A8-5600K 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads42
Base clock speed3.6 GHzno data
Boost clock speed3.9 GHz1.7 GHz
Bus rateno data800 MHz
L1 cache128K (per core)256 KB
L2 cache1 MB (per core)1 MB
L3 cache0 KBno data
Chip lithography32 nm65 nm
Die size246 mm2no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)74 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,178 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on A8-5600K 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.

Number of CPUs in a configuration1no data
SocketFM2no data
Power consumption (TDP)100 Watt31 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A8-5600K and Turion 64 X2 TL-53. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataMMX, Extended 3DNow!, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, AMD64, PowerNow!, NX-Bit
PowerNow-+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A8-5600K and Turion 64 X2 TL-53 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A8-5600K and Turion 64 X2 TL-53. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon HD 7560D (760 MHz)no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 2 October 2012 13 April 2007
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 4 2
Chip lithography 32 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 31 Watt

A8-5600K 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 222.6% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between A8-5600K and Turion 64 X2 TL-53. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that A8-5600K is a desktop processor while Turion 64 X2 TL-53 is a notebook one.


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