Turion 64 X2 TL-56 vs Pentium M 765
Primary details
Comparing Pentium M 765 and Turion 64 X2 TL-56 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Pentium M | 2x AMD Turion 64 |
| Architecture codename | Dothan (2004−2005) | Trinidad / Tyler (2007) |
| Release date | October 2004 (19 years ago) | 4 May 2007 (17 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Pentium M 765 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 cores | 1 (Single-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 1 | 2 |
| Boost clock speed | 2.1 GHz | 1.8 GHz |
| Bus support | 400 MHz | 800 MHz |
| L1 cache | 32 KB | no data |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | no data |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 90/65 nm |
| Die size | 84 mm2 | no data |
| Number of transistors | 140 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | - | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Compatibility
Information on Pentium M 765 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 configuration | 1 | no data |
| Socket | 479 | S1 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 21 Watt | 33/31 Watt |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium M 765 and Turion 64 X2 TL-56. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| ECC memory support | - | 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.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 18%
Turion 64 X2 TL-56 outperforms Pentium M 765 by 55% in 3DMark06 CPU.
Pros & cons summary
| Physical cores | 1 | 2 |
| Threads | 1 | 2 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 21 Watt | 33 Watt |
Pentium M 765 has 57.1% lower power consumption.
Turion 64 X2 TL-56, on the other hand, has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.
We couldn't decide between Pentium M 765 and Turion 64 X2 TL-56. We've got no test results to judge.
Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium M 765 and Turion 64 X2 TL-56, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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