Celeron 2957U vs Turion X2 RM-74

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Aggregate performance score

Turion X2 RM-74
2009
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.46
Celeron 2957U
2014
2 cores / 2 threads, 15 Watt
0.54
+17.4%

Celeron 2957U outperforms Turion X2 RM-74 by a moderate 17% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Turion X2 RM-74 Turion X2 RM-74
Celeron 2957U Celeron 2957U

Primary details

Comparing Turion X2 RM-74 and Celeron 2957U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking29272838
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Series2x AMD TurionIntel Celeron
Power efficiency1.243.41
Architecture codenameLion (2008−2009)Haswell (2013−2015)
Release date1 January 2009 (15 years ago)1 January 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$107

Detailed specifications

Turion X2 RM-74 and Celeron 2957U 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 speed2.2 GHz1.4 GHz
Bus rate3600 MHz5 GT/s
L1 cache256 KB128 KB
L2 cache1 MB512 KB
L3 cache0 KB2 MB
Chip lithography65 nm22 nm
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Turion X2 RM-74 and Celeron 2957U 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
SocketS1FCBGA1168
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Turion X2 RM-74 and Celeron 2957U. 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
PowerNow+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Smart Responseno data-
GPIOno data+
Smart Connectno data+
FDIno data-
AMTno data9.5
Matrix Storageno data-
HD Audiono data+
RSTno data+

Security technologies

Turion X2 RM-74 and Celeron 2957U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data-
Anti-Theftno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Turion X2 RM-74 and Celeron 2957U are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Turion X2 RM-74 and Celeron 2957U. 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 data25.6 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel HD Graphics for 4th Generation Intel Processors
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Turion X2 RM-74 and Celeron 2957U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Turion X2 RM-74 and Celeron 2957U.

PCIe versionno data2.0
PCI Express lanesno data10
PCI supportno data-
USB revisionno data3.0
Total number of SATA portsno data2
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Portsno data2
Integrated IDEno data-
Number of USB portsno data4
Integrated LANno data-
UARTno data+

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Turion X2 RM-74 0.46
Celeron 2957U 0.54
+17.4%

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Turion X2 RM-74 1740
Celeron 2957U 2077
+19.4%

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Turion X2 RM-74 3380
Celeron 2957U 4043
+19.6%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 0.46 0.54
Recency 1 January 2009 1 January 2014
Chip lithography 65 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 15 Watt

Celeron 2957U has a 17.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 195.5% more advanced lithography process, and 133.3% lower power consumption.

The Celeron 2957U is our recommended choice as it beats the Turion X2 RM-74 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Turion X2 RM-74 and Celeron 2957U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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