Core 2 Duo T5600 vs Turion X2 RM-75
Aggregate performance score
Turion X2 RM-75 outperforms Core 2 Duo T5600 by a minimal 2% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Turion X2 RM-75 and Core 2 Duo T5600 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2969 | 2975 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | 2x AMD Turion | Intel Core 2 Duo |
| Power efficiency | 1.14 | 1.14 |
| Architecture codename | Lion (2008−2009) | Merom (2006−2008) |
| Release date | 1 January 2009 (15 years ago) | 28 July 2006 (18 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $241 |
Detailed specifications
Turion X2 RM-75 and Core 2 Duo T5600 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 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 1.83 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.2 GHz | 1.83 GHz |
| Bus rate | 4000 MHz | 667 MHz |
| L1 cache | 256 KB | 64 KB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 2 MB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 65 nm |
| Die size | no data | 143 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 100 °C |
| Number of transistors | no data | 291 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| VID voltage range | no data | 1.0375V-1.3V |
Compatibility
Information on Turion X2 RM-75 and Core 2 Duo T5600 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 | PPGA478, PBGA479 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 34 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Turion X2 RM-75 and Core 2 Duo T5600. 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 | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | - |
| Idle States | no data | - |
| Demand Based Switching | no data | - |
| FSB parity | no data | - |
Security technologies
Turion X2 RM-75 and Core 2 Duo T5600 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | - |
| EDB | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Turion X2 RM-75 and Core 2 Duo T5600 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| VT-x | no 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.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.
wPrime 32
wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.42 | 0.41 |
| Recency | 1 January 2009 | 28 July 2006 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 34 Watt |
Turion X2 RM-75 has a 2.4% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 2 years.
Core 2 Duo T5600, on the other hand, has 2.9% lower power consumption.
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Turion X2 RM-75 and Core 2 Duo T5600.
Should you still have questions on choice between Turion X2 RM-75 and Core 2 Duo T5600, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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