Core 2 Duo E4500 vs Turion X2 RM-70

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Aggregate performance score

Turion X2 RM-70
2008
2 cores / 2 threads, 31 Watt
0.44
Core 2 Duo E4500
2007
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.46
+4.5%

Core 2 Duo E4500 outperforms Turion X2 RM-70 by a small 5% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Turion X2 RM-70 Turion X2 RM-70
Core 2 Duo E4500 Core 2 Duo E4500

Primary details

Comparing Turion X2 RM-70 and Core 2 Duo E4500 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking29412921
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
Series2x AMD Turionno data
Power efficiency1.340.67
Architecture codenamePuma (2008−2009)Allendale (2006−2009)
Release date3 June 2008 (16 years ago)July 2007 (17 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Turion X2 RM-70 and Core 2 Duo E4500 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
Base clock speedno data2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed2 GHz2.2 GHz
Bus rate3600 MHz800 MHz
L1 cache256 KB64 KB
L2 cache1 MB2 MB
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography65 nm65 nm
Die sizeno data111 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data73 °C
Number of transistorsno data167 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage rangeno data0.85V-1.5V

Compatibility

Information on Turion X2 RM-70 and Core 2 Duo E4500 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 configuration11
SocketS1LGA775
Power consumption (TDP)31 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Turion X2 RM-70 and Core 2 Duo E4500. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, Enhanced 3DNow!, NX bit, AMD64, PowerNow!, AMD Virtualizationno data
PowerNow+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Demand Based Switchingno data-
FSB parityno data-

Security technologies

Turion X2 RM-70 and Core 2 Duo E4500 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Turion X2 RM-70 and Core 2 Duo E4500 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-xno data-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Turion X2 RM-70 and Core 2 Duo E4500. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR1, DDR2, DDR3

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 0.44 0.46
Power consumption (TDP) 31 Watt 65 Watt

Turion X2 RM-70 has 109.7% lower power consumption.

Core 2 Duo E4500, on the other hand, has a 4.5% higher aggregate performance score.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Turion X2 RM-70 and Core 2 Duo E4500.

Be aware that Turion X2 RM-70 is a notebook processor while Core 2 Duo E4500 is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Turion X2 RM-70 and Core 2 Duo E4500, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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