Turion X2 RM-75 vs Athlon X2 340
Aggregate performance score
Athlon X2 340 outperforms Turion X2 RM-75 by an impressive 95% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Athlon X2 340 and Turion X2 RM-75 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2598 | 2984 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | no data | 2x AMD Turion |
| Power efficiency | 1.19 | 1.14 |
| Architecture codename | Trinity (2012−2013) | Lion (2008−2009) |
| Release date | 2 October 2012 (12 years ago) | 1 January 2009 (15 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Athlon X2 340 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 cores | 2 (Dual-core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 2 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 3.2 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 3.6 GHz | 2.2 GHz |
| Bus rate | no data | 4000 MHz |
| L1 cache | 96K | 256 KB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB (shared) | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | no data | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 65 nm |
| Die size | 246 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 74 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 1,303 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | no data | - |
Compatibility
Information on Athlon X2 340 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 configuration | 1 | 1 |
| Socket | FM2 | S1 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 35 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon X2 340 and Turion X2 RM-75. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, Enhanced 3DNow!, NX bit, AMD64, PowerNow!, AMD Virtualization |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| FMA | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
| PowerNow | - | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon X2 340 and Turion X2 RM-75 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon X2 340 and Turion X2 RM-75. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3-1600 | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon X2 340 and Turion X2 RM-75.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | 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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.82 | 0.42 |
| Recency | 2 October 2012 | 1 January 2009 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 65 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 35 Watt |
Athlon X2 340 has a 95.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, and a 103.1% more advanced lithography process.
Turion X2 RM-75, on the other hand, has 85.7% lower power consumption.
The Athlon X2 340 is our recommended choice as it beats the Turion X2 RM-75 in performance tests.
Note that Athlon X2 340 is a desktop processor while Turion X2 RM-75 is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon X2 340 and Turion X2 RM-75, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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