Turion II N570 vs C-50
Primary details
Comparing C-50 and Turion II N570 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 | AMD C-Series | AMD Turion II |
| Architecture codename | Ontario (2010−2012) | Champlain (2010−2011) |
| Release date | 9 November 2010 (13 years ago) | 16 December 2010 (13 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
C-50 and Turion II N570 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 | 1 GHz | 2.7 GHz |
| Bus rate | no data | 3600 MHz |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | 265 KB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 2 MB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | no data |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 45 nm |
| Die size | 75 mm2 | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on C-50 and Turion II N570 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 | no data |
| Socket | FT1 BGA 413-Ball | S1 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 9 Watt | 35 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by C-50 and Turion II N570. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | MMX(+), SSE(1,2,3,3S,4A), AMD-V | MMX, 3DNow!, SSE(1,2,3,4A), AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Virtualization, HyperTransport 3.0 |
| VirusProtect | - | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by C-50 and Turion II N570 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by C-50 and Turion II N570. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 Single-channel | DDR3 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon HD 6250 | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 9 November 2010 | 16 December 2010 |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 45 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 9 Watt | 35 Watt |
C-50 has a 12.5% more advanced lithography process, and 288.9% lower power consumption.
Turion II N570, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 month.
We couldn't decide between C-50 and Turion II N570. We've got no test results to judge.
Should you still have questions on choice between C-50 and Turion II N570, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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