Turion 64 X2 TL-68 vs Core 2 Duo T5500

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Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo T5500 and Turion 64 X2 TL-68 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking3058not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core 2 Duo2x AMD Turion 64
Power efficiency0.97no data
Architecture codenameMerom (2006−2008)Tyler (2007−2009)
Release date1 February 2007 (17 years ago)1 January 2008 (16 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo T5500 and Turion 64 X2 TL-68 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 speed1.66 GHzno data
Boost clock speed1.66 GHz2.4 GHz
Bus rate667 MHz800 MHz
L1 cache64 KBno data
L2 cache2 MB1 MB
L3 cache0 KBno data
Chip lithography65 nm65 nm
Die size143 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Number of transistors291 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range1.0375V-1.3Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo T5500 and Turion 64 X2 TL-68 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 configuration1no data
SocketPPGA478, PBGA479no data
Power consumption (TDP)34 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo T5500 and Turion 64 X2 TL-68. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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 T5500 and Turion 64 X2 TL-68 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 T5500 and Turion 64 X2 TL-68 are enumerated here.

VT-x-no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 February 2007 1 January 2008
Power consumption (TDP) 34 Watt 35 Watt

Core 2 Duo T5500 has 2.9% lower power consumption.

Turion 64 X2 TL-68, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 11 months.

We couldn't decide between Core 2 Duo T5500 and Turion 64 X2 TL-68. We've got no test results to judge.


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Intel Core 2 Duo T5500
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AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-68
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