Turion II N570 vs Transmeta Crusoe TM-5800
Primary details
Comparing Transmeta Crusoe TM-5800 and Turion II N570 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Transmeta Crusoe | AMD Turion II |
| Architecture codename | Crusoe (2001) | Champlain (2010−2011) |
| Release date | 1 June 2001 (23 years ago) | 16 December 2010 (14 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Transmeta Crusoe TM-5800 and Turion II N570 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 | 1 GHz | 2.7 GHz |
| Bus rate | 266 MHz | 3600 MHz |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | 265 KB |
| L2 cache | 512 KB | 2 MB |
| Chip lithography | 130 nm | 45 nm |
| Die size | 55 mm2 | no data |
| Number of transistors | 36.8 Million | no data |
| 64 bit support | - | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Transmeta Crusoe TM-5800 and Turion II N570 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 | CBGA-474 | S1 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 7 Watt | 35 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Transmeta Crusoe TM-5800 and Turion II N570. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | MMX, 3DNow!, SSE(1,2,3,4A), AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Virtualization, HyperTransport 3.0 |
| VirusProtect | - | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Transmeta Crusoe TM-5800 and Turion II N570 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Transmeta Crusoe TM-5800 and Turion II N570. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR3 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 June 2001 | 16 December 2010 |
| Physical cores | 1 | 2 |
| Threads | 1 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 130 nm | 45 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 7 Watt | 35 Watt |
Transmeta Crusoe TM-5800 has 400% lower power consumption.
Turion II N570, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 9 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 188.9% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Transmeta Crusoe TM-5800 and Turion II N570. We've got no test results to judge.
Should you still have questions on choice between Transmeta Crusoe TM-5800 and Turion II N570, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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