Turion 64 X2 TL-62 vs Core 2 Duo P8400
Primary details
Comparing Core 2 Duo P8400 and Turion 64 X2 TL-62 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2841 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Core 2 Duo | 2x AMD Turion 64 |
| Power efficiency | 2.01 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Penryn (2008−2011) | Tyler (2007−2009) |
| Release date | 15 July 2008 (16 years ago) | 13 April 2007 (17 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $209 | no data |
Detailed specifications
Core 2 Duo P8400 and Turion 64 X2 TL-62 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 | 2.26 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 2.26 GHz | 2.1 GHz |
| Bus rate | 1066 MHz | 800 MHz |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | no data |
| L2 cache | 3 MB | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | 3 MB L2 Cache | no data |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 65 nm |
| Die size | 107 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | 105 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 410 Million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| VID voltage range | 1.05V-1.15V | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Core 2 Duo P8400 and Turion 64 X2 TL-62 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.
| Socket | BGA479,PBGA479,PGA478 | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 35 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo P8400 and Turion 64 X2 TL-62. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | 2x 512 KB Level2 Cache |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | no data |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Demand Based Switching | - | no data |
| FSB parity | - | no data |
Security technologies
Core 2 Duo P8400 and Turion 64 X2 TL-62 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 P8400 and Turion 64 X2 TL-62 are enumerated here.
| VT-x | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo P8400 and Turion 64 X2 TL-62. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR2 |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core
Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.
Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core
Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.
3DMark06 CPU
3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 15 July 2008 | 13 April 2007 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 65 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 35 Watt |
Core 2 Duo P8400 has an age advantage of 1 year, a 44.4% more advanced lithography process, and 40% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Core 2 Duo P8400 and Turion 64 X2 TL-62. We've got no test results to judge.
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