Core 2 Duo L7200 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
+2.3%

Turion X2 RM-72 outperforms Core 2 Duo L7200 by a minimal 2% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Turion X2 RM-72 and Core 2 Duo L7200 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking29572970
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Series2x AMD Turionno data
Power efficiency1.192.39
Architecture codenamePuma (2008−2009)no data
Release date1 January 2009 (15 years ago)1 January 2007 (17 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Turion X2 RM-72 and Core 2 Duo L7200 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)
Threads2no data
Base clock speedno data1.33 GHz
Boost clock speed2.1 GHzno data
Bus rate3600 MHz667 MHz
L1 cache256 KBno data
L2 cache1 MBno data
L3 cache0 KB4 MB L2 Cache
Chip lithography65 nm65 nm
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage rangeno data0.9V-1.1V

Compatibility

Information on Turion X2 RM-72 and Core 2 Duo L7200 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 configuration1no data
SocketS1PBGA479
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt17 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Turion X2 RM-72 and Core 2 Duo L7200. 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-
Demand Based Switchingno data-
FSB parityno data-

Security technologies

Turion X2 RM-72 and Core 2 Duo L7200 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-72 and Core 2 Duo L7200 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-xno data+

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.44 0.43
Recency 1 January 2009 1 January 2007
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 17 Watt

Turion X2 RM-72 has a 2.3% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 2 years.

Core 2 Duo L7200, on the other hand, has 105.9% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Turion X2 RM-72 and Core 2 Duo L7200.


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