Turion 64 MT-30 vs Core 2 Duo T6670

Place in the ranking	2860	3248
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Core 2 Duo	Turion 64
Power efficiency	1.41	0.68
Architecture codename	Penryn (2008−2011)	Lancaster (2005−2006)
Release date	1 January 2009 (15 years ago)	March 2005 (19 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo T6670 and Turion 64 MT-30 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)	1 (Single-Core)
Threads	2	1
Base clock speed	2.2 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	2.2 GHz	1.6 GHz
Bus rate	800 MHz	800 MHz
L1 cache	no data	128 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	1 MB
L3 cache	2 MB L2 Cache	0 KB
Chip lithography	45 nm	90 nm
Die size	107 mm²	125 mm²
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	no data
Number of transistors	410 Million	114 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo T6670 and Turion 64 MT-30 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	no data	1
Socket	PGA478	754
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	25 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo T6670 and Turion 64 MT-30. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

PowerNow	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	no data

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo T6670 and Turion 64 MT-30 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

EDB

no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Duo T6670 and Turion 64 MT-30 are enumerated here.

VT-x

no data

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 T6670 0.52
+189%

Turion 64 MT-30 0.18

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

Core 2 Duo T6670 52.04
+99.8%

Turion 64 MT-30 104

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.52	0.18
Physical cores	2	1
Threads	2	1
Chip lithography	45 nm	90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	25 Watt

Core 2 Duo T6670 has a 188.9% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

Turion 64 MT-30, on the other hand, has 40% lower power consumption.

The Core 2 Duo T6670 is our recommended choice as it beats the Turion 64 MT-30 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Core 2 Duo T6670 and Turion 64 MT-30, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.