Turion X2 RM-75 vs Athlon 64 FX-62

Aggregate performance score

Athlon 64 FX-62
2006
2 cores / 2 threads, 125 Watt
0.63
+50%
Turion X2 RM-75
2009
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.42

Athlon 64 FX-62 outperforms Turion X2 RM-75 by an impressive 50% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon 64 (Desktop) FX-62 and Turion X2 RM-75 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking27872984
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesAthlon 64 (Desktop)2x AMD Turion
Power efficiency0.481.13
Architecture codenameWindsor (2006−2007)Lion (2008−2009)
Release dateno data1 January 2009 (15 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Athlon 64 (Desktop) FX-62 and Turion X2 RM-75 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 cores2 (Dual-core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads22
Boost clock speed2.8 GHz2.2 GHz
Bus rate1000 MHz4000 MHz
L1 cache256 KB256 KB
L2 cache1 MB1 MB
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography90 nm65 nm
Die size220 mm2no data
Number of transistors243 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Athlon 64 (Desktop) FX-62 and Turion X2 RM-75 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 configuration11
SocketAM2S1
Power consumption (TDP)125 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 64 (Desktop) FX-62 and Turion X2 RM-75. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, Enhanced 3DNow!, NX bit, AMD64, PowerNow!, AMD Virtualization
PowerNow-+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon 64 (Desktop) FX-62 and Turion X2 RM-75 are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 64 (Desktop) FX-62 and Turion X2 RM-75. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1no 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.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Athlon 64 FX-62 0.63
+50%
Turion X2 RM-75 0.42

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Athlon 64 FX-62 993
+48.2%
Turion X2 RM-75 670

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.63 0.42
Chip lithography 90 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 125 Watt 35 Watt

Athlon 64 FX-62 has a 50% higher aggregate performance score.

Turion X2 RM-75, on the other hand, has a 38.5% more advanced lithography process, and 257.1% lower power consumption.

The Athlon 64 FX-62 is our recommended choice as it beats the Turion X2 RM-75 in performance tests.

Note that Athlon 64 FX-62 is a desktop processor while Turion X2 RM-75 is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon 64 FX-62 and Turion X2 RM-75, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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