Turion 64 X2 L510 vs Athlon II X2 215

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Primary details

Comparing Athlon II X2 215 and Turion 64 X2 L510 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2797not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation8.66no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno data2x AMD Turion 64
Power efficiency0.89no data
Architecture codenameRegor (2009−2013)Congo (2009)
Release date20 October 2009 (15 years ago)1 October 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$45no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Athlon II X2 215 and Turion 64 X2 L510 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
Base clock speed2.7 GHzno data
Boost clock speed2.7 GHz1.6 GHz
Bus rateno data800 MHz
L1 cache128 KB128 KB
L2 cache512 KB1 MB
L3 cache0 KBno data
Chip lithography45 nm65 nm
Die size117 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data95 °C
Number of transistors410 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Athlon II X2 215 and Turion 64 X2 L510 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
SocketAM3Socket S1 638 lidless micro-PGA
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt20 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon II X2 215 and Turion 64 X2 L510. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataSSE3, AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Virtualization
VirusProtect-+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon II X2 215 and Turion 64 X2 L510 are enumerated here.

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Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon II X2 215 and Turion 64 X2 L510. 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 cardOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon II X2 215 and Turion 64 X2 L510.

PCIe version2.0no data

Pros & cons summary


Chip lithography 45 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 20 Watt

Athlon II X2 215 has a 44.4% more advanced lithography process.

Turion 64 X2 L510, on the other hand, has 225% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Athlon II X2 215 and Turion 64 X2 L510. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Athlon II X2 215 is a desktop processor while Turion 64 X2 L510 is a notebook one.


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