Turion 64 X2 L510 vs Athlon 64 FX-55

Primary details

Comparing Athlon 64 FX-55 and Turion 64 X2 L510 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	3147	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	no data	2x AMD Turion 64
Power efficiency	0.23	no data
Architecture codename	Clawhammer (2001−2005)	Congo (2009)
Release date	10 October 2004 (20 years ago)	1 October 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$180	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Athlon 64 FX-55 and Turion 64 X2 L510 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	1 (Single-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	1	2
Base clock speed	2.6 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	2.6 GHz	1.6 GHz
Bus rate	no data	800 MHz
L1 cache	128 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	1 MB
L3 cache	0 KB	no data
Chip lithography	130 nm	65 nm
Die size	193 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	no data	95 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	63 °C	no data
Number of transistors	105 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Athlon 64 FX-55 and Turion 64 X2 L510 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	no data
Socket	939	Socket S1 638 lidless micro-PGA
Power consumption (TDP)	104 Watt	20 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 64 FX-55 and Turion 64 X2 L510. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	SSE3, AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Virtualization
VirusProtect	-	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon 64 FX-55 and Turion 64 X2 L510 are enumerated here.

AMD-V

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Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 64 FX-55 and Turion 64 X2 L510. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR1 Depends on motherboard

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Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

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Pros & cons summary

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Recency	10 October 2004	1 October 2009
Physical cores	1	2
Threads	1	2
Chip lithography	130 nm	65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	104 Watt	20 Watt

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