Turion 64 X2 TL-60 vs A12-9700P

Primary details

Comparing A12-9700P and Turion 64 X2 TL-60 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2123	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	AMD Bristol Ridge	2x AMD Turion 64
Power efficiency	9.64	no data
Architecture codename	Bristol Ridge (2016−2019)	Trinidad/Tyler (2007)
Release date	1 June 2016 (8 years ago)	4 May 2007 (17 years ago)

Detailed specifications

A12-9700P and Turion 64 X2 TL-60 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	4 (Quad-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	4	2
Base clock speed	2.5 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	3.4 GHz	2 GHz
Bus rate	no data	800 MHz
L1 cache	no data	256 KB
L2 cache	2048 KB	1 MB
Chip lithography	28 nm	90 nm
Die size	250 mm2	147 mm2
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	95 °C
Number of transistors	3100 Million	154 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on A12-9700P and Turion 64 X2 TL-60 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.

Socket	FP4	S1
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	35/31 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A12-9700P and Turion 64 X2 TL-60. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	90/65 nm, 1.075
AES-NI	+	-
FMA	FMA4	-
FRTC	+	-
FreeSync	+	-
DualGraphics	+	-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A12-9700P and Turion 64 X2 TL-60 are enumerated here.

AMD-V

+

-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A12-9700P and Turion 64 X2 TL-60. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3, DDR4	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	AMD Radeon R7 Graphics	no data
iGPU core count	6	no data
Enduro	+	-
Switchable graphics	+	-
UVD	+	-
VCE	+	-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A12-9700P and Turion 64 X2 TL-60 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A12-9700P and Turion 64 X2 TL-60 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	DirectX® 12	no data
Vulkan	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A12-9700P and Turion 64 X2 TL-60.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	8	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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 June 2016	4 May 2007
Physical cores	4	2
Threads	4	2
Chip lithography	28 nm	90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	35 Watt

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