Turion 64 X2 TL-60 vs Core 2 Duo T6500
Primary Details
Comparing Core 2 Duo T6500 and Turion 64 X2 TL-60 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Core 2 Duo | 2x AMD Turion 64 |
| Architecture codename | Penryn (2008−2011) | Trinidad/Tyler (2007) |
| Release date | 1 January 2009 (15 years ago) | 4 May 2007 (17 years ago) |
| Current price | $84 | $174 |
Detailed Specifications
Core 2 Duo T6500 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 | 2 (Dual-core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 2 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 2.1 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 2.1 GHz | 2 GHz |
| Bus support | 800 MHz | 800 MHz |
| L1 cache | no data | 256 KB |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | 2 MB L2 Cache | no data |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 90 nm |
| Die size | 107 mm2 | 147 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 105 °C | 95 °C |
| Number of transistors | 410 Million | 154 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Compatibility
Information on Core 2 Duo T6500 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 | PGA478 | S1 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 35/31 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo T6500 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 |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | no data |
| Status | Discontinued | no data |
Security technologies
Core 2 Duo T6500 and Turion 64 X2 TL-60 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| EDB | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Duo T6500 and Turion 64 X2 TL-60 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.
GeekBench 5 Single-Core
GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.
Benchmark coverage: 42%
Core 2 Duo T6500 outperforms Turion 64 X2 TL-60 by 32% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.
Benchmark coverage: 42%
Core 2 Duo T6500 outperforms Turion 64 X2 TL-60 by 13% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.
Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core
Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.
Benchmark coverage: 20%
Core 2 Duo T6500 outperforms Turion 64 X2 TL-60 by 39% in Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 19%
Core 2 Duo T6500 outperforms Turion 64 X2 TL-60 by 36% in Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 19%
Core 2 Duo T6500 outperforms Turion 64 X2 TL-60 by 29% in 3DMark06 CPU.
wPrime 32
wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.
Benchmark coverage: 18%
Turion 64 X2 TL-60 outperforms Core 2 Duo T6500 by 5% in wPrime 32.
Pros & Cons Summary
| Recency | 1 January 2009 | 4 May 2007 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 90 nm |
We couldn't decide between Core 2 Duo T6500 and Turion 64 X2 TL-60. We've got no test results to judge.
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