Xeon 3.6 vs Turion X2 RM-74
Primary details
Comparing Turion X2 RM-74 and Xeon 3.6 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Server |
| Series | 2x AMD Turion | no data |
| Architecture codename | Lion (2008−2009) | Irwindale (2004) |
| Release date | 1 January 2009 (15 years ago) | June 2004 (20 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Turion X2 RM-74 and Xeon 3.6 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) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 1 |
| Boost clock speed | 2.2 GHz | 3.6 GHz |
| Bus rate | 3600 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | 256 KB | 16 KB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 2 MB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 90 nm |
| Die size | no data | 169 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | no data | 178 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Turion X2 RM-74 and Xeon 3.6 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 | 604 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 135 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Turion X2 RM-74 and Xeon 3.6. 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 | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Turion X2 RM-74 and Xeon 3.6 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
Pros & cons summary
| Physical cores | 2 | 1 |
| Threads | 2 | 1 |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 90 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 135 Watt |
Turion X2 RM-74 has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 38.5% more advanced lithography process, and 285.7% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Turion X2 RM-74 and Xeon 3.6. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Turion X2 RM-74 is a notebook processor while Xeon 3.6 is a server/workstation one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Turion X2 RM-74 and Xeon 3.6, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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