Athlon 64 X2 3800+ vs Turion 64 MT-32

Primary details

Comparing Turion 64 MT-32 and Athlon 64 X2 3800+ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

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Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesTurion 64no data
Architecture codenameLancaster (2005−2006)Manchester (2005−2006)
Release dateMarch 2005 (19 years ago)August 2005 (19 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Turion 64 MT-32 and Athlon 64 X2 3800+ 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 speed1.79 GHz2 GHz
Bus rate800 MHzno data
L1 cache128 KB256K
L2 cache512 KB512 KB
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography90 nm90 nm
Die size125 mm2220 mm2
Number of transistors114 million154 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Turion 64 MT-32 and Athlon 64 X2 3800+ 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 configuration11
Socket754939
Power consumption (TDP)25 Watt89 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Turion 64 MT-32 and Athlon 64 X2 3800+. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 1 2
Threads 1 2
Power consumption (TDP) 25 Watt 89 Watt

Turion 64 MT-32 has 256% lower power consumption.

Athlon 64 X2 3800+, on the other hand, has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

We couldn't decide between Turion 64 MT-32 and Athlon 64 X2 3800+. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Turion 64 MT-32 is a notebook processor while Athlon 64 X2 3800+ is a desktop one.


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AMD Turion 64 MT-32
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