Turion 64 X2 TL-56 vs Core 2 Extreme X9100

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Core 2 Extreme X9100 Core 2 Extreme X9100
Turion 64 X2 TL-56 Turion 64 X2 TL-56

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Extreme X9100 and Turion 64 X2 TL-56 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2267not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core 2 Extreme2x AMD Turion 64
Power efficiency2.78no data
Architecture codenamePenryn (2008−2011)Trinidad / Tyler (2007)
Release date15 July 2008 (16 years ago)4 May 2007 (17 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$851no data

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Extreme X9100 and Turion 64 X2 TL-56 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 speed3.06 GHzno data
Boost clock speed3.06 GHz1.8 GHz
Bus rate1066 MHz800 MHz
L1 cache128 KBno data
L2 cache6 MB1 MB
L3 cache0 KBno data
Chip lithography45 nm90/65 nm
Die size107 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature105 °Cno data
Number of transistors410 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range1.05-1.2625Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Extreme X9100 and Turion 64 X2 TL-56 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
SocketPGA478S1
Power consumption (TDP)44 Watt33/31 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Extreme X9100 and Turion 64 X2 TL-56. 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
AMT+no data
FSB parity-no data

Security technologies

Core 2 Extreme X9100 and Turion 64 X2 TL-56 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 Extreme X9100 and Turion 64 X2 TL-56 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.

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 Extreme X9100 7440
+162%
Turion 64 X2 TL-56 2835

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.

Core 2 Extreme X9100 2810
+110%
Turion 64 X2 TL-56 1340

Pros & cons summary

Recency 15 July 2008 4 May 2007
Chip lithography 45 nm 90 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 44 Watt 33 Watt

Core 2 Extreme X9100 has an age advantage of 1 year, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

Turion 64 X2 TL-56, on the other hand, has 33.3% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Core 2 Extreme X9100 and Turion 64 X2 TL-56. We've got no test results to judge.

Should you still have questions on choice between Core 2 Extreme X9100 and Turion 64 X2 TL-56, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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Community ratings

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