Turion 64 MK-36 vs Athlon II X2 215

Place in the ranking	2798	3218
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	8.66	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	no data	Turion 64
Power efficiency	0.89	0.64
Architecture codename	Regor (2009−2013)	Richmond
Release date	20 October 2009 (15 years ago)	no data
Launch price (MSRP)	$45	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Athlon II X2 215 and Turion 64 MK-36 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
Base clock speed	2.7 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	2.7 GHz	2 GHz
Bus rate	no data	800 MHz
L1 cache	128 KB	no data
L2 cache	512 KB	no data
L3 cache	0 KB	no data
Chip lithography	45 nm	90 nm
Die size	117 mm²	no data
Number of transistors	410 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Athlon II X2 215 and Turion 64 MK-36 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	AM3	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	31 Watt

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon II X2 215 and Turion 64 MK-36. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR3

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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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Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon II X2 215 and Turion 64 MK-36.

PCIe version

2.0

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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.

Athlon II X2 215 0.61
+190%

Turion 64 MK-36 0.21

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.

Athlon II X2 215 973
+191%

Turion 64 MK-36 334

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.61	0.21
Physical cores	2	1
Threads	2	1
Chip lithography	45 nm	90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	31 Watt

Athlon II X2 215 has a 190.5% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

Turion 64 MK-36, on the other hand, has 109.7% lower power consumption.

The Athlon II X2 215 is our recommended choice as it beats the Turion 64 MK-36 in performance tests.

Note that Athlon II X2 215 is a desktop processor while Turion 64 MK-36 is a notebook one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon II X2 215 and Turion 64 MK-36, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.