Turion 64 X2 TL-50 vs Core 2 Quad Q9000
General info
Comparing Core 2 Quad Q9000 and Turion 64 X2 TL-50 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 2312 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Core 2 Quad | 2x AMD Turion 64 |
| Architecture codename | Penryn (2008−2011) | Taylor (2006) |
| Release date | 1 January 2009 (15 years old) | 17 May 2006 (17 years old) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $348 | $154 |
| Current price | $133 (0.4x MSRP) | $31 (0.2x MSRP) |
Technical specs
Core 2 Quad Q9000 and Turion 64 X2 TL-50 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 | 4 (Quad-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 4 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 2 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 2 GHz | 1.6 GHz |
| Bus support | 1066 MHz | 800 MHz |
| L2 cache | 6 MB | 512 KB |
| L3 cache | 6 MB L2 Cache | no data |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 90 nm |
| Die size | 107 mm2 | 147 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 410 Million | 154 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
| VID voltage range | 1.05V-1.175V | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Core 2 Quad Q9000 and Turion 64 X2 TL-50 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) | 45 Watt | 31 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Quad Q9000 and Turion 64 X2 TL-50. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | SSE(1,2,3), AMD64 |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | no data |
| Demand Based Switching | - | no data |
| FSB parity | - | no data |
| Status | Discontinued | no data |
Security technologies
Core 2 Quad Q9000 and Turion 64 X2 TL-50 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 Quad Q9000 and Turion 64 X2 TL-50 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 Quad Q9000 outperforms Turion 64 X2 TL-50 by 73% 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 Quad Q9000 outperforms Turion 64 X2 TL-50 by 152% in GeekBench 5 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 Quad Q9000 outperforms Turion 64 X2 TL-50 by 142% in 3DMark06 CPU.
Advantages and disadvantages
| Recency | 1 January 2009 | 17 May 2006 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 2 |
| Threads | 4 | 2 |
| Cost | $348 | $154 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 90 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 31 Watt |
We couldn't decide between Core 2 Quad Q9000 and Turion 64 X2 TL-50. We've got no test results to judge.
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