Turion 64 X2 TL-56 vs Athlon II P360
Aggregate performance score
Athlon II P360 outperforms Turion 64 X2 TL-56 by a moderate 13% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Athlon II P360 and Turion 64 X2 TL-56 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2949 | 3012 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | AMD Athlon II | 2x AMD Turion 64 |
| Power efficiency | 1.70 | 1.15 |
| Architecture codename | Champlain (2010−2011) | Trinidad / Tyler (2007) |
| Release date | 16 December 2010 (14 years ago) | 4 May 2007 (17 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Athlon II P360 and Turion 64 X2 TL-56 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 | 2 (Dual-core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 2 | 2 |
| Boost clock speed | 2.3 GHz | 1.8 GHz |
| Bus rate | 3200 MHz | 800 MHz |
| L1 cache | 256 KB | no data |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 1 MB |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 90/65 nm |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Athlon II P360 and Turion 64 X2 TL-56 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 | S1g4 | S1 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 33/31 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon II P360 and Turion 64 X2 TL-56. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | SSE-3, SSE4A, 3DNow!, MMX, DEP, SVM | 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.
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.
Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core
Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.
3DMark06 CPU
3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.45 | 0.40 |
| Recency | 16 December 2010 | 4 May 2007 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 90 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 33 Watt |
Athlon II P360 has a 12.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 32% lower power consumption.
The Athlon II P360 is our recommended choice as it beats the Turion 64 X2 TL-56 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon II P360 and Turion 64 X2 TL-56, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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