Turion 64 X2 TL-56 vs Phenom II X3 N870
Primary details
Comparing Phenom II X3 N870 and Turion 64 X2 TL-56 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2414 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | 3x AMD Phenom II | 2x AMD Turion 64 |
| Power efficiency | 2.87 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Champlain (2010−2011) | Trinidad / Tyler (2007) |
| Release date | 16 December 2010 (13 years ago) | 4 May 2007 (17 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Phenom II X3 N870 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 | 3 (Tri-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 3 | 2 |
| Boost clock speed | 2.3 GHz | 1.8 GHz |
| Bus rate | 3600 MHz | 800 MHz |
| L1 cache | 384 KB | no data |
| L2 cache | 1.5 MB | 1 MB |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 90/65 nm |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Phenom II X3 N870 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 | S1 (S1g4) | S1 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 33/31 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X3 N870 and Turion 64 X2 TL-56. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | 86x MMX(+), 3DNow!(+), SSE(1,2,3,4A),-64, AMD-V | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom II X3 N870 and Turion 64 X2 TL-56 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X3 N870 and Turion 64 X2 TL-56. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 16 December 2010 | 4 May 2007 |
| Physical cores | 3 | 2 |
| Threads | 3 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 90 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 33 Watt |
Phenom II X3 N870 has an age advantage of 3 years, 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.
Turion 64 X2 TL-56, on the other hand, has 6.1% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Phenom II X3 N870 and Turion 64 X2 TL-56. We've got no test results to judge.
Should you still have questions on choice between Phenom II X3 N870 and Turion 64 X2 TL-56, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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