Pentium E5500 vs Turion X2 RM-70
Primary details
Comparing Turion X2 RM-70 and Pentium E5500 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 2743 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 0.01 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | 2x AMD Turion | no data |
| Power efficiency | no data | 0.95 |
| Architecture codename | Puma (2008−2009) | Wolfdale (2008−2010) |
| Release date | 3 June 2008 (16 years ago) | 18 April 2010 (14 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $109 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Turion X2 RM-70 and Pentium E5500 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 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 2.8 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2 GHz | 2.8 GHz |
| Bus rate | 3600 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | 256 KB | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 2 MB (shared) |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 45 nm |
| Die size | no data | 82 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 74 °C |
| Number of transistors | no data | 228 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| VID voltage range | no data | 0.85V-1.3625V |
Compatibility
Information on Turion X2 RM-70 and Pentium E5500 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 | 1 | 1 |
| Socket | S1 | LGA775 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 31 Watt | 65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Turion X2 RM-70 and Pentium E5500. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, Enhanced 3DNow!, NX bit, AMD64, PowerNow!, AMD Virtualization | no data |
| PowerNow | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | - |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
| Demand Based Switching | no data | - |
Security technologies
Turion X2 RM-70 and Pentium E5500 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | - |
| EDB | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Turion X2 RM-70 and Pentium E5500 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 X2 RM-70 and Pentium E5500. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR1, DDR2, DDR3 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Turion X2 RM-70 and Pentium E5500.
| PCIe version | no data | 2.0 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 3 June 2008 | 18 April 2010 |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 45 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 31 Watt | 65 Watt |
Turion X2 RM-70 has 109.7% lower power consumption.
Pentium E5500, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and a 44.4% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Turion X2 RM-70 and Pentium E5500. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Turion X2 RM-70 is a notebook processor while Pentium E5500 is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Turion X2 RM-70 and Pentium E5500, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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