Turion X2 RM-70 vs i7-6700TE

Primary details

Comparing Core i7-6700TE and Turion X2 RM-70 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1450	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.53	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	Intel Core i7	2x AMD Turion
Power efficiency	10.44	no data
Architecture codename	Skylake (2015−2016)	Puma (2008−2009)
Release date	19 October 2015 (9 years ago)	3 June 2008 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$303	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Core i7-6700TE 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 type	DMI 3.0	no data
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	3600 MHz
Multiplier	24	no data
L1 cache	64K (per core)	256 KB
L2 cache	256K (per core)	1 MB
L3 cache	8 MB (shared)	0 KB
Chip lithography	14 nm	65 nm
Die size	122 mm2	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-6700TE 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	1151	S1
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	31 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-6700TE 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	-	+
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
TSX	+	-
SIPP	+	-

Security technologies

Core i7-6700TE 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 i7-6700TE and Turion X2 RM-70 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-6700TE and Turion X2 RM-70. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	no data
Maximum memory size	64 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	34.134 GB/s	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

Intel HD Graphics 530

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-6700TE and Turion X2 RM-70.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	16	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	19 October 2015	3 June 2008
Physical cores	4	2
Threads	8	2
Chip lithography	14 nm	65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	31 Watt

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