Pentium E5300 vs Turion 64 X2 TL-50
Primary details
Comparing Turion 64 X2 TL-50 and Pentium E5300 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 2816 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 2.04 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | 2x AMD Turion 64 | no data |
| Power efficiency | no data | 0.83 |
| Architecture codename | Taylor (2006) | Wolfdale (2008−2010) |
| Release date | 17 May 2006 (18 years ago) | November 2008 (16 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $154 | $64 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Turion 64 X2 TL-50 and Pentium E5300 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 | 2.6 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1.6 GHz | 2.6 GHz |
| Bus rate | 800 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | no data | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 512 KB | 2 MB (shared) |
| L3 cache | no data | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 45 nm |
| Die size | 147 mm2 | 82 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 74 °C |
| Number of transistors | 154 Million | 228 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| VID voltage range | no data | 0.85V-1.3625V |
Compatibility
Information on Turion 64 X2 TL-50 and Pentium E5300 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 | no data | 1 |
| Socket | S1 | LGA775 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 31 Watt | 65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Turion 64 X2 TL-50 and Pentium E5300. 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 | - |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
| Demand Based Switching | no data | - |
| FSB parity | no data | - |
Security technologies
Turion 64 X2 TL-50 and Pentium E5300 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 Pentium E5300 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | no data | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Turion 64 X2 TL-50 and Pentium E5300. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR1, DDR2, DDR3 |
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
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 45 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 31 Watt | 65 Watt |
Turion 64 X2 TL-50 has 109.7% lower power consumption.
Pentium E5300, on the other hand, has a 100% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Turion 64 X2 TL-50 and Pentium E5300. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Turion 64 X2 TL-50 is a notebook processor while Pentium E5300 is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Turion 64 X2 TL-50 and Pentium E5300, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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