Turion X2 RM-70 vs Core 2 Duo E8400

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Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo E8400 and Turion X2 RM-70 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2669not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno data2x AMD Turion
Power efficiency1.06no data
Architecture codenameWolfdale (2008−2010)Puma (2008−2009)
Release date1 January 2008 (16 years ago)3 June 2008 (16 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo E8400 and Turion X2 RM-70 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 speed3 GHzno data
Boost clock speed3 GHz2 GHz
Bus rate1333 MHz3600 MHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)256 KB
L2 cache6 MB (shared)1 MB
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography45 nm65 nm
Die size104 mm2no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °Cno data
Number of transistors410 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range0.85V-1.3625Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo E8400 and Turion X2 RM-70 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 configuration11
SocketLGA775S1
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt31 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo E8400 and Turion X2 RM-70. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, Enhanced 3DNow!, NX bit, AMD64, PowerNow!, AMD Virtualization
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

Core 2 Duo E8400 and Turion X2 RM-70 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 Core 2 Duo E8400 and Turion X2 RM-70 are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo E8400 and Turion X2 RM-70. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1, DDR2, DDR3no 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 Core 2 Duo E8400 and Turion X2 RM-70.

PCIe version2.0no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 January 2008 3 June 2008
Chip lithography 45 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 31 Watt

Core 2 Duo E8400 has a 44.4% more advanced lithography process.

Turion X2 RM-70, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 5 months, and 109.7% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Core 2 Duo E8400 and Turion X2 RM-70. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Core 2 Duo E8400 is a desktop processor while Turion X2 RM-70 is a notebook one.


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