Turion 64 X2 TL-53 vs Atom N270

Primary details

Comparing Atom N270 and Turion 64 X2 TL-53 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

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Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Atom2x AMD Turion 64
Architecture codenameDiamondVille (2008−2009)Tyler (2007−2009)
Release date2 April 2008 (16 years ago)13 April 2007 (17 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$44no data

Detailed specifications

Atom N270 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 cores1 (Single-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads22
Base clock speed1.6 GHzno data
Boost clock speed0.1 GHz1.7 GHz
Bus typeFSBno data
Bus rate533.33 MT/s800 MHz
Multiplier12no data
L1 cache56 KB256 KB
L2 cache512 KB1 MB
L3 cache0 KBno data
Chip lithography45 nm65 nm
Die size25.9638 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature90 °Cno data
Number of transistors47 Millionno data
64 bit support-+
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range0.9V-1.1625Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Atom N270 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)no data
SocketPBGA437no data
Power consumption (TDP)2.5 Watt31 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom N270 and Turion 64 X2 TL-53. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE, Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3MMX, Extended 3DNow!, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, AMD64, PowerNow!, NX-Bit
PowerNow-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States-no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Demand Based Switching-no data
FSB parity-no data

Security technologies

Atom N270 and Turion 64 X2 TL-53 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom N270 and Turion 64 X2 TL-53 are enumerated here.

VT-d-no data
VT-x-no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom N270 and Turion 64 X2 TL-53. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Maximum memory size8 GBno data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 2 April 2008 13 April 2007
Physical cores 1 2
Chip lithography 45 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 2 Watt 31 Watt

Atom N270 has an age advantage of 11 months, a 44.4% more advanced lithography process, and 1450% lower power consumption.

Turion 64 X2 TL-53, on the other hand, has 100% more physical cores.

We couldn't decide between Atom N270 and Turion 64 X2 TL-53. We've got no test results to judge.


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