Turion Neo X2 L625 vs Core 2 Duo T5670

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Aggregate performance score

Core 2 Duo T5670
2008
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.37
+37%
Turion Neo X2 L625
2009
2 cores / 2 threads, 18 Watt
0.27

Core 2 Duo T5670 outperforms Turion Neo X2 L625 by a substantial 37% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo T5670 and Turion Neo X2 L625 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking30393141
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core 2 Duo2x AMD Turion Neo
Power efficiency1.001.42
Architecture codenameMerom-2M (2008)Congo (2009)
Release date1 March 2008 (16 years ago)1 October 2009 (15 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo T5670 and Turion Neo X2 L625 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 cores2 (Dual-core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads22
Base clock speed1.8 GHzno data
Boost clock speed1.8 GHz1.6 GHz
Bus rate800 MHz800 MHz
L1 cacheno data128 KB
L2 cache2 MB1 MB
L3 cache2 MB L2 Cacheno data
Chip lithography65 nm65 nm
Die size143 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature100 °C95 °C
Number of transistors291 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range1.0375V-1.3Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo T5670 and Turion Neo X2 L625 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.

Socketno dataASB1 BGA
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt18 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo T5670 and Turion Neo X2 L625. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataHyperTransport 3.0, SSE3, AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection
VirusProtect-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Idle States+no data
Demand Based Switching-no data
FSB parity-no data

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo T5670 and Turion Neo X2 L625 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Duo T5670 and Turion Neo X2 L625 are enumerated here.

VT-x-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.


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.

Core 2 Duo T5670 0.37
+37%
Turion Neo X2 L625 0.27

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.

Core 2 Duo T5670 590
+36.6%
Turion Neo X2 L625 432

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Core 2 Duo T5670 3440
+35.5%
Turion Neo X2 L625 2538

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Core 2 Duo T5670 1500
+28.5%
Turion Neo X2 L625 1167

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.37 0.27
Recency 1 March 2008 1 October 2009
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 18 Watt

Core 2 Duo T5670 has a 37% higher aggregate performance score.

Turion Neo X2 L625, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and 94.4% lower power consumption.

The Core 2 Duo T5670 is our recommended choice as it beats the Turion Neo X2 L625 in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Core 2 Duo T5670 and Turion Neo X2 L625, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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