Atom Z510 vs Turion 64 X2 TL-60
Primary details
Comparing Turion 64 X2 TL-60 and Atom Z510 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 Atom |
| Architecture codename | Trinidad/Tyler (2007) | Silverthorne (2008−2010) |
| Release date | 4 May 2007 (17 years ago) | 2 April 2008 (16 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $20 |
Detailed specifications
Turion 64 X2 TL-60 and Atom Z510 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) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 1 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 1.1 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2 GHz | 1.1 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | FSB |
| Bus rate | 800 MHz | 400 MT/s |
| Multiplier | no data | 11 |
| L1 cache | 256 KB | 56 KB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 512 KB |
| L3 cache | no data | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 45 nm |
| Die size | 147 mm2 | 24.18 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 95 °C | 90 °C |
| Number of transistors | 154 Million | 47 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| VID voltage range | no data | 0.75-1.1V |
Compatibility
Information on Turion 64 X2 TL-60 and Atom Z510 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 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | S1 | PBGA441 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35/31 Watt | 2 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Turion 64 X2 TL-60 and Atom Z510. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | 90/65 nm, 1.075 | Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3 |
| 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 | - |
| Status | no data | Discontinued |
Security technologies
Turion 64 X2 TL-60 and Atom Z510 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-60 and Atom Z510 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | no data | - |
| VT-x | no data | - |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 4 May 2007 | 2 April 2008 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 1 |
| Threads | 2 | 1 |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 45 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 2 Watt |
Turion 64 X2 TL-60 has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.
Atom Z510, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 10 months, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 1650% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Turion 64 X2 TL-60 and Atom Z510. We've got no test results to judge.
Should you still have questions on choice between Turion 64 X2 TL-60 and Atom Z510, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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