Turion 64 X2 TL-56 vs Core 2 Solo SU3500

Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	3540	3269
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Core 2 Solo	2x AMD Turion 64
Power efficiency	1.15	0.46
Designer	Intel	AMD
Architecture codename	Penryn (2008−2011)	Trinidad / Tyler (2007)
Release date	1 April 2009 (16 years ago)	4 May 2007 (18 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$262	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Performance to price scatter graph

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Solo SU3500 and Turion 64 X2 TL-56 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	1 (Single-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	1	2
Base clock speed	1.3 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	1.4 GHz	1.8 GHz
Bus rate	800 MHz	800 MHz
L1 cache	64 KB	no data
L2 cache	3 MB	1 MB
L3 cache	3 MB	no data
Chip lithography	45 nm	90/65 nm
Die size	107 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	no data
Number of transistors	410 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
VID voltage range	1.05V-1.15V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Solo SU3500 and Turion 64 X2 TL-56 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	BGA956	S1
Power consumption (TDP)	5.5 Watt	33/31 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Solo SU3500 and Turion 64 X2 TL-56. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	no data
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
FSB parity	-	no data

Security technologies

Core 2 Solo SU3500 and Turion 64 X2 TL-56 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 Solo SU3500 and Turion 64 X2 TL-56 are enumerated here.

VT-x

+

no data

Synthetic benchmarks

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	0.15	0.36
Recency	1 April 2009	4 May 2007
Physical cores	1	2
Threads	1	2
Chip lithography	45 nm	90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	5 Watt	33 Watt

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