Turion X2 RM-70 vs i7-4700EQ

Primary details

Comparing Core i7-4700EQ and Turion X2 RM-70 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1548	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	no data	2x AMD Turion
Power efficiency	6.87	no data
Architecture codename	Crystalwell (2013−2014)	Puma (2008−2009)
Release date	27 May 2013 (11 years ago)	3 June 2008 (16 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core i7-4700EQ 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	2.4 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	3.4 GHz	2 GHz
Bus rate	no data	3600 MHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	256 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	1 MB
L3 cache	8192 KB (shared)	0 KB
Chip lithography	22 nm	65 nm
Die size	177 mm2	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	100 °C	no data
Number of transistors	1,400 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-4700EQ 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	1
Socket	Intel BGA1364	S1
Power consumption (TDP)	47 Watt	31 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-4700EQ and Turion X2 RM-70. 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
AES-NI	+	-
AVX	+	-
PowerNow	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	+	-

Security technologies

Core i7-4700EQ and Turion X2 RM-70 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

+

no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-4700EQ and Turion X2 RM-70 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	-	+
VT-x	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-4700EQ and Turion X2 RM-70. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR3

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Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

Intel HD 4600

no data

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	27 May 2013	3 June 2008
Physical cores	4	2
Threads	8	2
Chip lithography	22 nm	65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	47 Watt	31 Watt

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