Turion X2 RM-75 vs Core 2 Duo T5900

Aggregate performance score

Core 2 Duo T5900
2008
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.41
Turion X2 RM-75
2009
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.42
+2.4%

Turion X2 RM-75 outperforms Core 2 Duo T5900 by a minimal 2% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo T5900 and Turion X2 RM-75 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking29962984
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core 2 Duo2x AMD Turion
Power efficiency1.111.13
Architecture codenameMerom (2006−2008)Lion (2008−2009)
Release date1 October 2008 (16 years ago)1 January 2009 (15 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo T5900 and Turion X2 RM-75 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
Boost clock speed2.2 GHz2.2 GHz
Bus rate800 MHz4000 MHz
L1 cache128 KB256 KB
L2 cache2 MB1 MB
L3 cacheno data0 KB
Chip lithography65 nm65 nm
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo T5900 and Turion X2 RM-75 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 configurationno data1
SocketSocket PS1
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo T5900 and Turion X2 RM-75. 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
AMT+no data

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo T5900 and Turion X2 RM-75 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Duo T5900 and Turion X2 RM-75 are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Core 2 Duo T5900 0.41
Turion X2 RM-75 0.42
+2.4%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Core 2 Duo T5900 652
Turion X2 RM-75 670
+2.8%

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.

Core 2 Duo T5900 2123
+23.6%
Turion X2 RM-75 1717

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.

Core 2 Duo T5900 3997
+17.9%
Turion X2 RM-75 3390

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.41 0.42
Recency 1 October 2008 1 January 2009

Turion X2 RM-75 has a 2.4% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 3 months.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Core 2 Duo T5900 and Turion X2 RM-75.


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