Turion 64 X2 TL-68 vs Turion 64 MK-38

Primary details

Comparing Turion 64 MK-38 and Turion 64 X2 TL-68 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

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Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesTurion 642x AMD Turion 64
Architecture codenameRichmondTyler (2007−2009)
Release dateno data (2024 years ago)1 January 2008 (16 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Turion 64 MK-38 and Turion 64 X2 TL-68 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 cores1 (Single-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads12
Boost clock speed2.2 GHz2.4 GHz
Bus rate800 MHz800 MHz
L2 cacheno data1 MB
Chip lithography90 nm65 nm
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Turion 64 MK-38 and Turion 64 X2 TL-68 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.

Power consumption (TDP)31 Watt35 Watt

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 1 2
Threads 1 2
Chip lithography 90 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 31 Watt 35 Watt

Turion 64 MK-38 has 12.9% lower power consumption.

Turion 64 X2 TL-68, on the other hand, has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 38.5% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Turion 64 MK-38 and Turion 64 X2 TL-68. We've got no test results to judge.


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