Turion X2 RM-74 vs Core i5-4260U

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-4260U and Turion X2 RM-74 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2100	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Core i5	2x AMD Turion
Architecture codename	Haswell (2013−2015)	Lion (2008−2009)
Release date	14 April 2014 (10 years ago)	1 January 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$325	no data

Detailed specifications

Core i5-4260U and Turion X2 RM-74 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	4	2
Base clock speed	1.4 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	2.7 GHz	2.2 GHz
Bus support	no data	3600 MHz
L1 cache	128 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	1 MB
L3 cache	3 MB	0 KB
Chip lithography	22 nm	65 nm
Die size	181 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	no data
Number of transistors	1300 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-4260U and Turion X2 RM-74 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	1	1
Socket	BGA	S1
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-4260U and Turion X2 RM-74. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, Enhanced 3DNow!, NX bit, AMD64, PowerNow!, AMD Virtualization
AES-NI	+	no data
AVX	+	no data
PowerNow	no data	+
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-4260U and Turion X2 RM-74 are enumerated here.

AMD-V

+

+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-4260U and Turion X2 RM-74. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	-	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

Intel HD Graphics 5000

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Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-4260U and Turion X2 RM-74.

PCI Express lanes

12

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Synthetic benchmark performance

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

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Pros & cons summary

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Recency	14 April 2014	1 January 2009
Threads	4	2
Chip lithography	22 nm	65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	35 Watt

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