Turion X2 RM-77 vs Core 2 Duo T8100

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo T8100 and Turion X2 RM-77 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2886	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
Power efficiency	1.30	no data
Architecture codename	Penryn (2008−2011)	Griffin (2008−2009)
Release date	10 January 2008 (16 years ago)	1 January 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$209	no data

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo T8100 and Turion X2 RM-77 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	2.3 GHz
Bus rate	800 MHz	4000 MHz
L1 cache	no data	0 MB
L2 cache	3 MB	1 MB
L3 cache	3 MB L2 Cache	0 KB
Chip lithography	45 nm	65 nm
Die size	107 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	no data
Number of transistors	410 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
VID voltage range	1V-1.25V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo T8100 and Turion X2 RM-77 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	no data	1
Socket	BGA479,PGA478	Socket S1 (638)
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo T8100 and Turion X2 RM-77. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, Enhanced 3DNow!, NX bit, AMD64, PowerNow!, AMD Virtualization
PowerNow	-	+
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 T8100 and Turion X2 RM-77 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 T8100 and Turion X2 RM-77 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	-	+
VT-x	+	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	10 January 2008	1 January 2009
Chip lithography	45 nm	65 nm

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