Core 2 Duo T5270 vs Turion 64 X2 TL-50
Primary details
Comparing Turion 64 X2 TL-50 and Core 2 Duo T5270 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | 2x AMD Turion 64 | Intel Core 2 Duo |
| Architecture codename | Taylor (2006) | Merom-2048 (2006−2008) |
| Release date | 17 May 2006 (18 years ago) | 1 October 2008 (15 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $154 | no data |
Detailed specifications
Turion 64 X2 TL-50 and Core 2 Duo T5270 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 | 2 (Dual-core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 2 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 1.4 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1.6 GHz | 1.4 GHz |
| Bus rate | 800 MHz | 800 MHz |
| L2 cache | 512 KB | 2 MB |
| L3 cache | no data | 2 MB L2 Cache |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 65 nm |
| Die size | 147 mm2 | 143 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 100 °C |
| Number of transistors | 154 Million | 291 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| VID voltage range | no data | 1.075V-1.25V |
Compatibility
Information on Turion 64 X2 TL-50 and Core 2 Duo T5270 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 | S1 | PPGA478 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 31 Watt | 35 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Turion 64 X2 TL-50 and Core 2 Duo T5270. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | SSE(1,2,3), AMD64 | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | - |
| Demand Based Switching | no data | - |
| FSB parity | no data | - |
| Status | no data | Discontinued |
Security technologies
Turion 64 X2 TL-50 and Core 2 Duo T5270 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | - |
| EDB | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Turion 64 X2 TL-50 and Core 2 Duo T5270 are enumerated here.
| VT-x | no data | - |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
GeekBench 5 Single-Core
GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 17 May 2006 | 1 October 2008 |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 65 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 31 Watt | 35 Watt |
Turion 64 X2 TL-50 has 12.9% lower power consumption.
Core 2 Duo T5270, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, and a 38.5% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Turion 64 X2 TL-50 and Core 2 Duo T5270. We've got no test results to judge.
Should you still have questions on choice between Turion 64 X2 TL-50 and Core 2 Duo T5270, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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