Turion X2 RM-70 vs Core i7-2630QM

General info
Technical specs
Compatibility
Technologies
Memory
Integrated graphics card(s)
Benchmarks
Advantages and disadvantages
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User Ratings
Questions and comments

General info

Comparing Core i7-2630QM and Turion X2 RM-70 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1684	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Core i7	2x AMD Turion
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)	Puma (2008−2009)
Release date	3 January 2011 (13 years old)	3 June 2008 (15 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)	$378	no data
Current price	$124 (0.3x MSRP)	$27

Technical specs

Core i7-2630QM and Turion X2 RM-70 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	8	2
Base clock speed	2 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	2.9 GHz	2 GHz
Bus support	no data	3600 MHz
L1 cache	64K (per core)	256 KB
L2 cache	256K (per core)	1 MB
L3 cache	6 MB (shared)	0 KB
Chip lithography	32 nm	65 nm
Die size	216 mm²	no data
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	no data
Number of transistors	1,160 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-2630QM and Turion X2 RM-70 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	1 (Uniprocessor)	1
Socket	FCPGA988,PPGA988	S1
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	31 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-2630QM and Turion X2 RM-70. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX	MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, Enhanced 3DNow!, NX bit, AMD64, PowerNow!, AMD Virtualization
AES-NI	+	no data
FMA	+	no data
AVX	+	no data
PowerNow	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
My WiFi	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	no data
Flex Memory Access	+	no data
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
FDI	+	no data
Fast Memory Access	+	no data
Status	Discontinued	no data

Security technologies

Core i7-2630QM and Turion X2 RM-70 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	no data
EDB	+	no data
Identity Protection	+	no data
Anti-Theft	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-2630QM and Turion X2 RM-70 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	no data	+
VT-d	-	no data
VT-x	+	no data
EPT	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-2630QM and Turion X2 RM-70. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333	no data
Maximum memory size	16 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	21.3 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	-	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel HD Graphics 3000	no data
Quick Sync Video	+	no data
Clear Video HD	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	1.1 GHz	no data
InTru 3D	+	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i7-2630QM and Turion X2 RM-70 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	2	no data
eDP	+	no data
DisplayPort	+	no data
HDMI	+	no data
SDVO	+	no data
CRT	+	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-2630QM and Turion X2 RM-70.

PCIe version	2.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	16	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.

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%

i7-2630QM 3662
+135%

Turion X2 RM-70 1556

Core i7-2630QM outperforms Turion X2 RM-70 by 135% 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%

i7-2630QM 13833
+359%

Turion X2 RM-70 3012

Core i7-2630QM outperforms Turion X2 RM-70 by 359% 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%

i7-2630QM 5039
+257%

Turion X2 RM-70 1412

Core i7-2630QM outperforms Turion X2 RM-70 by 257% 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%

i7-2630QM 10.1
+336%

Turion X2 RM-70 44

Turion X2 RM-70 outperforms Core i7-2630QM by 336% in wPrime 32.