Turion X2 RM-77 vs i7-970
Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
Place in the ranking | 1556 | not rated |
Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.33 | no data |
Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
Series | no data | 2x AMD Turion |
Power efficiency | 1.21 | no data |
Designer | Intel | AMD |
Manufacturer | Intel | no data |
Architecture codename | Gulftown (2010−2011) | Griffin (2008−2009) |
Release date | 19 July 2010 (14 years ago) | 1 January 2009 (16 years ago) |
Launch price (MSRP) | $662 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Core i7-970 and Turion X2 RM-77 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 | 6 (Hexa-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
Threads | 12 | 2 |
Base clock speed | 3.2 GHz | no data |
Boost clock speed | 3.46 GHz | 2.3 GHz |
Bus rate | 4.8 GT/s | 4000 MHz |
L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 0 MB |
L2 cache | 256 KB (per core) | 1 MB |
L3 cache | 12 MB (shared) | 0 KB |
Chip lithography | 32 nm | 65 nm |
Die size | 239 mm2 | no data |
Maximum core temperature | 68 °C | no data |
Number of transistors | 1,170 million | no data |
64 bit support | + | + |
Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Core i7-970 and Turion X2 RM-77 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 | FCLGA1366 | Socket S1 (638) |
Power consumption (TDP) | 130 Watt | 35 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-970 and Turion X2 RM-77. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.2 | MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, Enhanced 3DNow!, NX bit, AMD64, PowerNow!, AMD Virtualization |
AES-NI | + | - |
PowerNow | - | + |
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
Turbo Boost Technology | 1.0 | no data |
Hyper-Threading Technology | + | no data |
Idle States | + | no data |
Demand Based Switching | - | no data |
PAE | 36 Bit | no data |
Security technologies
Core i7-970 and Turion X2 RM-77 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 i7-970 and Turion X2 RM-77 are enumerated here.
AMD-V | - | + |
VT-x | + | no data |
EPT | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-970 and Turion X2 RM-77. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
Supported memory types | DDR3 | no data |
Maximum memory size | 24 GB | no data |
Max memory channels | 3 | no data |
Maximum memory bandwidth | 25.6 GB/s | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-970 and Turion X2 RM-77.
PCIe version | 2.0 | no data |
Pros & cons summary
Recency | 19 July 2010 | 1 January 2009 |
Physical cores | 6 | 2 |
Threads | 12 | 2 |
Chip lithography | 32 nm | 65 nm |
Power consumption (TDP) | 130 Watt | 35 Watt |
i7-970 has an age advantage of 1 year, 200% more physical cores and 500% more threads, and a 103.1% more advanced lithography process.
Turion X2 RM-77, on the other hand, has 271.4% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Intel Core i7-970 and AMD Turion X2 RM-77. We've got no test results to judge.
Note that Core i7-970 is a desktop processor while Turion X2 RM-77 is a notebook one.
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