i3-1215U (IPU) vs Turion II N570
Primary details
Comparing Turion II N570 and Core i3-1215U (IPU) 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 | Laptop |
| Series | AMD Turion II | no data |
| Architecture codename | Champlain (2010−2011) | Alder Lake-U (2022) |
| Release date | 16 December 2010 (13 years ago) | 23 February 2022 (2 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Turion II N570 and Core i3-1215U (IPU) 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) | 6 (Hexa-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 8 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 1.2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.7 GHz | 4.4 GHz |
| Bus rate | 3600 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | 265 KB | 80K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 1.25 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | no data | 10 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 10 nm |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Turion II N570 and Core i3-1215U (IPU) 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 |
| Socket | S1 | Intel BGA 1744 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 15 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Turion II N570 and Core i3-1215U (IPU). You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | MMX, 3DNow!, SSE(1,2,3,4A), AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Virtualization, HyperTransport 3.0 | no data |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| VirusProtect | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| TSX | - | + |
Security technologies
Turion II N570 and Core i3-1215U (IPU) technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Turion II N570 and Core i3-1215U (IPU) are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Turion II N570 and Core i3-1215U (IPU). Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR4, DDR5 Dual-channel |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | Intel UHD Graphics 64EU |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Turion II N570 and Core i3-1215U (IPU).
| PCIe version | no data | 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 20 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 16 December 2010 | 23 February 2022 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 6 |
| Threads | 2 | 8 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 10 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 15 Watt |
i3-1215U (IPU) has an age advantage of 11 years, 200% more physical cores and 300% more threads, a 350% more advanced lithography process, and 133.3% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Turion II N570 and Core i3-1215U (IPU). We've got no test results to judge.
Should you still have questions on choice between Turion II N570 and Core i3-1215U (IPU), ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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