i3-6100E vs Turion 64 X2 TL-64
Primary details
Comparing Turion 64 X2 TL-64 and Core i3-6100E processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 1877 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 0.19 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | 2x AMD Turion 64 | Intel Core i3 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 5.65 |
| Architecture codename | Trinidad (2006−2007) | Skylake (2015−2016) |
| Release date | 13 April 2007 (17 years ago) | 12 October 2015 (9 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $225 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Turion 64 X2 TL-64 and Core i3-6100E 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 | 4 |
| Boost clock speed | 2.2 GHz | 2.7 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | DMI 3.0 |
| Bus rate | 800 MHz | 4 × 8 GT/s |
| Multiplier | no data | 27 |
| L1 cache | 256 KB | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 512 KB |
| L3 cache | no data | 3 MB |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 147 mm2 | 98.57 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 95 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 154 Million | 1750 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Turion 64 X2 TL-64 and Core i3-6100E 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 | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 35 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Turion 64 X2 TL-64 and Core i3-6100E. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | 65 nm, 1.075 | no data |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| TSX | - | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Turion 64 X2 TL-64 and Core i3-6100E are enumerated here.
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Turion 64 X2 TL-64 and Core i3-6100E. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | LPDDR3-1866 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 64 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 34.134 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | Intel HD Graphics 530 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Turion 64 X2 TL-64 and Core i3-6100E.
| PCIe version | no data | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 16 |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 13 April 2007 | 12 October 2015 |
| Threads | 2 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 14 nm |
i3-6100E has an age advantage of 8 years, 100% more threads, and a 364.3% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Turion 64 X2 TL-64 and Core i3-6100E. We've got no test results to judge.
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