FX-8100 vs Turion X2 RM-75

Place in the ranking	2981	1747
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	2x AMD Turion	no data
Power efficiency	1.13	2.53
Architecture codename	Lion (2008−2009)	Zambezi (2011−2012)
Release date	1 January 2009 (15 years ago)	12 October 2011 (13 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Turion X2 RM-75 and FX-8100 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)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	2	8
Base clock speed	no data	2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.2 GHz	3.7 GHz
Bus rate	4000 MHz	no data
L1 cache	256 KB	384 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	8 MB
L3 cache	0 KB	8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	65 nm	32 nm
Die size	no data	315 mm²
Number of transistors	no data	1,200 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Turion X2 RM-75 and FX-8100 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	AM3+
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Turion X2 RM-75 and FX-8100. 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
AES-NI	-	+
FMA	-	+
AVX	-	+
PowerNow	+	-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Turion X2 RM-75 and FX-8100 are enumerated here.

AMD-V

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Turion X2 RM-75 and FX-8100. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

no data

DDR3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Turion X2 RM-75 and FX-8100.

PCIe version

no data

2.0

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-75 0.42

FX-8100 2.55
+507%

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.

Turion X2 RM-75 670

FX-8100 4055
+505%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.42	2.55
Recency	1 January 2009	12 October 2011
Physical cores	2	8
Threads	2	8
Chip lithography	65 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	95 Watt

Turion X2 RM-75 has 171.4% lower power consumption.

FX-8100, on the other hand, has a 507.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 103.1% more advanced lithography process.

The FX-8100 is our recommended choice as it beats the Turion X2 RM-75 in performance tests.

Be aware that Turion X2 RM-75 is a notebook processor while FX-8100 is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Turion X2 RM-75 and FX-8100, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.