Turion 64 X2 TL-58 vs Phenom II X4 N930

Place in the ranking	2473	2995
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	4x AMD Phenom II	2x AMD Turion 64
Power efficiency	2.65	1.22
Architecture codename	Champlain (2010−2011)	Tyler (2007−2009)
Release date	12 May 2010 (14 years ago)	4 May 2007 (17 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Phenom II X4 N930 and Turion 64 X2 TL-58 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	4 (Quad-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	4	2
Boost clock speed	2 GHz	1.9 GHz
Bus rate	3600 MHz	800 MHz
L1 cache	512 KB	no data
L2 cache	2 MB	1 MB
Chip lithography	45 nm	65 nm
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Phenom II X4 N930 and Turion 64 X2 TL-58 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.

Socket	S1	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	31 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X4 N930 and Turion 64 X2 TL-58. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	MMX, 3dNow!, SSE (2,3,4A), AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Vurtualization, HyperTransport 3.0	no data
VirusProtect	+	-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X4 N930 and Turion 64 X2 TL-58. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR3

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.

Phenom II X4 N930 0.98
+145%

Turion 64 X2 TL-58 0.40

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.

Phenom II X4 N930 2831
+111%

Turion 64 X2 TL-58 1339

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.98	0.40
Recency	12 May 2010	4 May 2007
Physical cores	4	2
Threads	4	2
Chip lithography	45 nm	65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	31 Watt

Phenom II X4 N930 has a 145% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 44.4% more advanced lithography process.

Turion 64 X2 TL-58, on the other hand, has 12.9% lower power consumption.

The Phenom II X4 N930 is our recommended choice as it beats the Turion 64 X2 TL-58 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Phenom II X4 N930 and Turion 64 X2 TL-58, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.