Athlon II M320 vs Turion 64 X2 TL-62

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Aggregate performance score

Turion 64 X2 TL-62
2007
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.43
Athlon II M320
2009
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.47
+9.3%

Athlon II M320 outperforms Turion 64 X2 TL-62 by a small 9% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Turion 64 X2 TL-62 and Athlon II M320 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking29792925
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Series2x AMD Turion 64AMD Athlon II
Power efficiency1.161.27
Architecture codenameTyler (2007−2009)Caspian (2009)
Release date13 April 2007 (17 years ago)10 September 2009 (15 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Turion 64 X2 TL-62 and Athlon II M320 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
Boost clock speed2.1 GHz2.1 GHz
Bus rate800 MHz3200 MHz
L1 cacheno data128 KB
L2 cache1 MB1 MB
Chip lithography65 nm45 nm
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Turion 64 X2 TL-62 and Athlon II M320 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.

Socketno dataSocket S1 (S1g3)
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Turion 64 X2 TL-62 and Athlon II M320. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions2x 512 KB Level2 CacheMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, Enhanced 3DNow!, NX bit, AMD64, PowerNow!, AMD Virtualization
PowerNow-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Turion 64 X2 TL-62 and Athlon II M320. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR2DDR2

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Turion 64 X2 TL-62 0.43
Athlon II M320 0.47
+9.3%

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Turion 64 X2 TL-62 1559
Athlon II M320 1795
+15.1%

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Turion 64 X2 TL-62 3162
Athlon II M320 3476
+9.9%

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.

Turion 64 X2 TL-62 1475
Athlon II M320 1668
+13.1%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.43 0.47
Recency 13 April 2007 10 September 2009
Chip lithography 65 nm 45 nm

Athlon II M320 has a 9.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, and a 44.4% more advanced lithography process.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Turion 64 X2 TL-62 and Athlon II M320.


Should you still have questions on choice between Turion 64 X2 TL-62 and Athlon II M320, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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