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.
Place in performance ranking | not rated | not rated |
Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
Series | Intel Atom | 2x AMD Turion 64 |
Architecture codename | DiamondVille (2008−2009) | Tyler (2007−2009) |
Release date | 2 April 2008 (16 years ago) | 13 April 2007 (17 years ago) |
Launch price (MSRP) | $44 | no 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 cores | 1 (Single-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
Threads | 2 | 2 |
Base clock speed | 1.6 GHz | no data |
Boost clock speed | 0.1 GHz | 1.7 GHz |
Bus type | FSB | no data |
Bus rate | 533.33 MT/s | 800 MHz |
Multiplier | 12 | no data |
L1 cache | 56 KB | 256 KB |
L2 cache | 512 KB | 1 MB |
L3 cache | 0 KB | no data |
Chip lithography | 45 nm | 65 nm |
Die size | 25.9638 mm2 | no data |
Maximum core temperature | 90 °C | no data |
Number of transistors | 47 Million | no data |
64 bit support | - | + |
Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
VID voltage range | 0.9V-1.1625V | no 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 configuration | 1 (Uniprocessor) | no data |
Socket | PBGA437 | no data |
Power consumption (TDP) | 2.5 Watt | 31 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 extensions | Intel® SSE, Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3 | MMX, 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 |
Status | Discontinued | 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 size | 8 GB | no 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.
Should you still have questions on choice between Atom N270 and Turion 64 X2 TL-53, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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