Ryzen 5 5600X vs Turion 64 X2 TL-50
Primary details
Comparing Turion 64 X2 TL-50 and Ryzen 5 5600X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 533 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 17 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 25.54 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | 2x AMD Turion 64 | AMD Ryzen 5 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 20.06 |
| Architecture codename | Taylor (2006) | Vermeer (Zen 3) (2020−2022) |
| Release date | 17 May 2006 (18 years ago) | 5 November 2020 (4 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $154 | $299 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Turion 64 X2 TL-50 and Ryzen 5 5600X 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) | 6 (Hexa-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 12 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 3.7 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1.6 GHz | 4.6 GHz |
| Bus rate | 800 MHz | no data |
| Multiplier | no data | 37 |
| L1 cache | no data | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 512 KB | 512K (per core) |
| L3 cache | no data | 32 MB |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 7 nm, 12 nm |
| Die size | 147 mm2 | 2x 80.7 + 125 (I/O) mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 95 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 95 °C |
| Number of transistors | 154 Million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Turion 64 X2 TL-50 and Ryzen 5 5600X 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 | AM4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 31 Watt | 65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Turion 64 X2 TL-50 and Ryzen 5 5600X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | SSE(1,2,3), AMD64 | MMX (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHA |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| Precision Boost 2 | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Turion 64 X2 TL-50 and Ryzen 5 5600X are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Turion 64 X2 TL-50 and Ryzen 5 5600X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR4 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 128 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 51.196 GB/s |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Turion 64 X2 TL-50 and Ryzen 5 5600X.
| PCIe version | no data | 4.0 |
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.
3DMark06 CPU
3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 17 May 2006 | 5 November 2020 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 6 |
| Threads | 2 | 12 |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 31 Watt | 65 Watt |
Turion 64 X2 TL-50 has 109.7% lower power consumption.
Ryzen 5 5600X, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 14 years, 200% more physical cores and 500% more threads, and a 1185.7% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Turion 64 X2 TL-50 and Ryzen 5 5600X. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Turion 64 X2 TL-50 is a notebook processor while Ryzen 5 5600X is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Turion 64 X2 TL-50 and Ryzen 5 5600X, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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