i3-6120T vs Turion 64 X2 TL-64

Primary details

Comparing Turion 64 X2 TL-64 and Core i3-6120T processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	2x AMD Turion 64	Intel Core i3
Architecture codename	Trinidad (2006−2007)	Skylake (2015−2016)
Release date	13 April 2007 (17 years ago)	9 May 2016 (8 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Turion 64 X2 TL-64 and Core i3-6120T 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	no data
Bus type	no data	DMI 3.0
Bus rate	800 MHz	4 × 8 GT/s
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	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Turion 64 X2 TL-64 and Core i3-6120T 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	LGA-1151
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Turion 64 X2 TL-64 and Core i3-6120T. 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	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Turion 64 X2 TL-64 and Core i3-6120T 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 i3-6120T. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	no data	DDR3L-1600
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 i3-6120T.

PCIe version	no data	3.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	16

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	13 April 2007	9 May 2016
Threads	2	4
Chip lithography	65 nm	14 nm

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