Turion II P560 vs Turion X2 RM-72
Primary details
Comparing Turion X2 RM-72 and Turion II P560 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 2827 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | 2x AMD Turion | AMD Turion II |
| Power efficiency | no data | 2.08 |
| Architecture codename | Puma (2008−2009) | Champlain (2010−2011) |
| Release date | 1 January 2009 (15 years ago) | 19 October 2010 (14 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Turion X2 RM-72 and Turion II P560 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 |
| Boost clock speed | 2.1 GHz | 2.5 GHz |
| Bus rate | 3600 MHz | 3600 MHz |
| L1 cache | 256 KB | 265 KB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 2 MB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | no data |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 45 nm |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Turion X2 RM-72 and Turion II P560 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 | no data |
| Socket | S1 | S1 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 25 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Turion X2 RM-72 and Turion II P560. 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 | MMX, 3DNow!, SSE(1,2,3,4A), AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Virtualization, HyperTransport 3.0 |
| PowerNow | + | - |
| VirusProtect | - | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Turion X2 RM-72 and Turion II P560 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Turion X2 RM-72 and Turion II P560. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR3 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 January 2009 | 19 October 2010 |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 45 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 25 Watt |
Turion II P560 has an age advantage of 1 year, a 44.4% more advanced lithography process, and 40% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Turion X2 RM-72 and Turion II P560. We've got no test results to judge.
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