Turion 64 X2 TL-56 vs i5-480M

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Primary details

Comparing Core i5-480M and Turion 64 X2 TL-56 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2579not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i52x AMD Turion 64
Power efficiency2.24no data
Architecture codenameArrandale (2010−2011)Trinidad / Tyler (2007)
Release date9 January 2011 (13 years ago)4 May 2007 (17 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$81no data

Detailed specifications

Core i5-480M 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)
Threads42
Base clock speed2.66 GHzno data
Boost clock speed2.93 GHz1.8 GHz
Bus typeDMI 1.0no data
Bus rate1 × 2.5 GT/s800 MHz
Multiplier20no data
L1 cache64K (per core)no data
L2 cache256K (per core)1 MB
L3 cache3 MB (shared)no data
Chip lithography32 nm90/65 nm
Die size81+114 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature105 °Cno data
Number of transistors382+177 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-480M 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)no data
SocketBGA1288,PGA988S1
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt33/31 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-480M and Turion 64 X2 TL-56. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2no data
FMA+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology1.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data
PAE36 Bitno data
FDI+no data
Fast Memory Access+no data

Security technologies

Core i5-480M 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 i5-480M and Turion 64 X2 TL-56 are enumerated here.

VT-d-no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-480M and Turion 64 X2 TL-56. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3no data
Maximum memory size8 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth17.051 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel® HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel® Processorsno data
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency766 MHzno data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-480M and Turion 64 X2 TL-56 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported2no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-480M and Turion 64 X2 TL-56.

PCIe version2.0no data
PCI Express lanes16no 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.

i5-480M 7080
+150%
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.

i5-480M 2954
+120%
Turion 64 X2 TL-56 1340

Pros & cons summary


Recency 9 January 2011 4 May 2007
Threads 4 2
Chip lithography 32 nm 90 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 33 Watt

i5-480M has an age advantage of 3 years, 100% more threads, and a 181.3% more advanced lithography process.

Turion 64 X2 TL-56, on the other hand, has 6.1% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Core i5-480M and Turion 64 X2 TL-56. We've got no test results to judge.


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