Celeron 877 vs Turion X2 RM-72

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Aggregate performance score

Turion X2 RM-72
2009
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.44
Celeron 877
2012
2 cores / 2 threads, 17 Watt
0.44

Primary details

Comparing Turion X2 RM-72 and Celeron 877 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking29422945
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Series2x AMD TurionIntel Celeron
Power efficiency1.192.45
Architecture codenamePuma (2008−2009)Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)
Release date1 January 2009 (15 years ago)1 July 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$86

Detailed specifications

Turion X2 RM-72 and Celeron 877 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 data1.4 GHz
Boost clock speed2.1 GHz1.4 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 2.0
Bus rate3600 MHz4 × 5 GT/s
Multiplierno data14
L1 cache256 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache1 MB256K (per core)
L3 cache0 KB2 MB (shared)
Chip lithography65 nm32 nm
Die sizeno data131 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Number of transistorsno data504 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Turion X2 RM-72 and Celeron 877 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 (Uniprocessor)
SocketS1FCBGA1023
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt17 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Turion X2 RM-72 and Celeron 877. 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 VirtualizationIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
FMA-+
PowerNow+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
My WiFino data-
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Demand Based Switchingno data-
FDIno data+
Fast Memory Accessno data+

Security technologies

Turion X2 RM-72 and Celeron 877 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+
Anti-Theftno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Turion X2 RM-72 and Celeron 877 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data-
VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Turion X2 RM-72 and Celeron 877. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data16 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data21.335 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel HD Graphics for 2nd Generation Intel Processors
Graphics max frequencyno data1 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Turion X2 RM-72 and Celeron 877 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data2
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
SDVOno data+
CRTno data+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Turion X2 RM-72 and Celeron 877.

PCIe versionno data2.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 January 2009 1 July 2012
Chip lithography 65 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 17 Watt

Celeron 877 has an age advantage of 3 years, a 103.1% more advanced lithography process, and 105.9% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Turion X2 RM-72 and Celeron 877.


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