Celeron 2957U vs Turion 64 X2 TL-50

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Aggregate performance score

Turion 64 X2 TL-50
2006
2 cores / 2 threads, 31 Watt
0.33
Celeron 2957U
2014
2 cores / 2 threads, 15 Watt
0.54
+63.6%

Celeron 2957U outperforms Turion 64 X2 TL-50 by an impressive 64% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Turion 64 X2 TL-50 Turion 64 X2 TL-50
Celeron 2957U Celeron 2957U

Primary details

Comparing Turion 64 X2 TL-50 and Celeron 2957U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking30822855
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Series2x AMD Turion 64Intel Celeron
Power efficiency1.013.41
Architecture codenameTaylor (2006)Haswell (2013−2015)
Release date17 May 2006 (18 years ago)1 January 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$154$107

Detailed specifications

Turion 64 X2 TL-50 and Celeron 2957U 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 cores2 (Dual-core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads22
Base clock speedno data1.4 GHz
Boost clock speed1.6 GHz1.4 GHz
Bus rate800 MHz5 GT/s
L1 cacheno data128 KB
L2 cache512 KB512 KB
L3 cacheno data2 MB
Chip lithography90 nm22 nm
Die size147 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Number of transistors154 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Turion 64 X2 TL-50 and Celeron 2957U 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 configurationno data1
SocketS1FCBGA1168
Power consumption (TDP)31 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Turion 64 X2 TL-50 and Celeron 2957U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsSSE(1,2,3), AMD64Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Smart Responseno data-
GPIOno data+
Smart Connectno data+
FDIno data-
AMTno data9.5
Matrix Storageno data-
HD Audiono data+
RSTno data+

Security technologies

Turion 64 X2 TL-50 and Celeron 2957U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data-
Anti-Theftno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Turion 64 X2 TL-50 and Celeron 2957U are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-dno data-
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Turion 64 X2 TL-50 and Celeron 2957U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data16 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data25.6 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel HD Graphics for 4th Generation Intel Processors
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Turion 64 X2 TL-50 and Celeron 2957U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Turion 64 X2 TL-50 and Celeron 2957U.

PCIe versionno data2.0
PCI Express lanesno data10
PCI supportno data-
USB revisionno data3.0
Total number of SATA portsno data2
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Portsno data2
Integrated IDEno data-
Number of USB portsno data4
Integrated LANno data-
UARTno data+

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 0.33 0.54
Recency 17 May 2006 1 January 2014
Chip lithography 90 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 31 Watt 15 Watt

Celeron 2957U has a 63.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 309.1% more advanced lithography process, and 106.7% lower power consumption.

The Celeron 2957U is our recommended choice as it beats the Turion 64 X2 TL-50 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Turion 64 X2 TL-50 and Celeron 2957U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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