AMD Turion 64 MK-36 vs Intel Core 2 Duo T6570

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General info

Comparing Core 2 Duo T6570 and Turion 64 MK-36 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance rankingnot ratednot rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core 2 DuoTurion 64
Architecture codenamePenryn (2008−2011)Richmond
Release date1 January 2009 (15 years old)no data
Current price$86 $8.60

Technical specs

Core 2 Duo T6570 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 cores2 (Dual-core)1 (Single-Core)
Threads21
Base clock speed2.1 GHzno data
Boost clock speed2.1 GHz2 GHz
Bus support800 MHz800 MHz
L2 cache2 MBno data
L3 cache2 MBno data
Chip lithography45 nm90 nm
Die size107 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Number of transistors410 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo
VID voltage range1V-1.25Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo T6570 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.

SocketPGA478no data
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt31 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo T6570 and Turion 64 MK-36. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
StatusDiscontinuedno data

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo T6570 and Turion 64 MK-36 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 T6570 and Turion 64 MK-36 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.


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.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

Core 2 Duo T6570 752
+125%
Turion 64 MK-36 334

Core 2 Duo T6570 outperforms Turion 64 MK-36 by 125% in Passmark.

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%

Core 2 Duo T6570 36.83
+136%
Turion 64 MK-36 87

Turion 64 MK-36 outperforms Core 2 Duo T6570 by 136% in wPrime 32.

Advantages and disadvantages


Physical cores 2 1
Threads 2 1
Chip lithography 45 nm 90 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 31 Watt

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