Core 2 Duo E4600 vs Turion 64 X2 TL-58

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Primary details

Comparing Turion 64 X2 TL-58 and Core 2 Duo E4600 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

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Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
Series2x AMD Turion 64no data
Architecture codenameTyler (2007−2009)Allendale (2006−2009)
Release date4 May 2007 (17 years ago)October 2007 (17 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Turion 64 X2 TL-58 and Core 2 Duo E4600 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 data2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed1.9 GHz2.4 GHz
Bus rate800 MHz800 MHz
L1 cacheno data64 KB
L2 cache1 MB2 MB
L3 cacheno data0 KB
Chip lithography65 nm65 nm
Die sizeno data111 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data73 °C
Number of transistorsno data167 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage rangeno data0.85V-1.5V

Compatibility

Information on Turion 64 X2 TL-58 and Core 2 Duo E4600 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
Socketno dataLGA775
Power consumption (TDP)31 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Turion 64 X2 TL-58 and Core 2 Duo E4600. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Demand Based Switchingno data-
FSB parityno data-

Security technologies

Turion 64 X2 TL-58 and Core 2 Duo E4600 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Turion 64 X2 TL-58 and Core 2 Duo E4600 are enumerated here.

VT-xno data-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Turion 64 X2 TL-58 and Core 2 Duo E4600. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR1, DDR2, DDR3

Pros & cons summary


Power consumption (TDP) 31 Watt 65 Watt

Turion 64 X2 TL-58 has 109.7% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Turion 64 X2 TL-58 and Core 2 Duo E4600. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Turion 64 X2 TL-58 is a notebook processor while Core 2 Duo E4600 is a desktop one.


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AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-58
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