PRO A10-8850B vs Turion 64 MT-37

Primary details

Comparing Turion 64 MT-37 and PRO A10-8850B processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	1779
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	Turion 64	no data
Power efficiency	no data	2.36
Architecture codename	Lancaster (2005−2006)	Godaveri (2014−2016)
Release date	August 2005 (19 years ago)	29 September 2015 (9 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Turion 64 MT-37 and PRO A10-8850B 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)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	1	4
Base clock speed	no data	3.9 GHz
Boost clock speed	2 GHz	4.1 GHz
Bus rate	800 MHz	no data
L1 cache	128 KB	no data
L2 cache	1 MB	4096 KB
L3 cache	0 KB	no data
Chip lithography	90 nm	28 nm
Die size	125 mm2	245 mm2
Maximum core temperature	no data	72 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	72 °C
Number of transistors	114 million	2,411 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on Turion 64 MT-37 and PRO A10-8850B 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	1
Socket	754	FM2+
Power consumption (TDP)	25 Watt	95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Turion 64 MT-37 and PRO A10-8850B. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	-	+
FMA	-	+
AVX	-	+
FRTC	-	+
FreeSync	-	+
PowerTune	-	+
DualGraphics	-	+
TrueAudio	-	+
PowerNow	+	+
PowerGating	-	+
Out-of-band client management	-	+
VirusProtect	-	+
RAID	-	+
HSA	-	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Turion 64 MT-37 and PRO A10-8850B are enumerated here.

AMD-V	-	+
IOMMU 2.0	-	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Turion 64 MT-37 and PRO A10-8850B. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	no data	DDR3-2133
Max memory channels	no data	2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	no data	AMD Radeon R7 Graphics
iGPU core count	no data	8
Number of pipelines	no data	512
Enduro	-	+
Switchable graphics	-	+
UVD	-	+
VCE	-	+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Turion 64 MT-37 and PRO A10-8850B integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	-	+
HDMI	-	+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Turion 64 MT-37 and PRO A10-8850B integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	no data	DirectX® 12
Vulkan	-	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Turion 64 MT-37 and PRO A10-8850B.

PCIe version	no data	3.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	16

Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	1	4
Threads	1	4
Chip lithography	90 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	25 Watt	95 Watt

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