Turion 64 X2 TL-53 vs Athlon II X4 640

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Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2432not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.92no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno data2x AMD Turion 64
Power efficiency0.57no data
DesignerAMDAMD
Architecture codenamePropus (2009−2011)Tyler (2007−2009)
Release date11 May 2010 (15 years ago)13 April 2007 (18 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$80no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Athlon II X4 640 and Turion 64 X2 TL-53 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads42
Base clock speed3 GHzno data
Boost clock speed3 GHz1.7 GHz
Bus rateno data800 MHz
L1 cache128 KB (per core)256 KB
L2 cache512 KB (per core)1 MB
L3 cache0 KBno data
Chip lithography45 nm65 nm
Die size169 mm2no data
Number of transistors300 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Athlon II X4 640 and Turion 64 X2 TL-53 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 configuration1no data
SocketAM3no data
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt31 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon II X4 640 and Turion 64 X2 TL-53. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataMMX, Extended 3DNow!, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, AMD64, PowerNow!, NX-Bit
PowerNow-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon II X4 640 and Turion 64 X2 TL-53. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon II X4 640 and Turion 64 X2 TL-53.

PCIe version2.0no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 11 May 2010 13 April 2007
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 4 2
Chip lithography 45 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 31 Watt

Athlon II X4 640 has an age advantage of 3 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 44.4% more advanced lithography process.

Turion 64 X2 TL-53, on the other hand, has 206.5% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between AMD Athlon II X4 640 and AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-53. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Athlon II X4 640 is a desktop processor while Turion 64 X2 TL-53 is a notebook one.

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