AMD Turion X2 RM-72 vs Phenom II X3 P820
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General info
Comparing Phenom II X3 P820 and Turion X2 RM-72 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance rating | 2373 | 2571 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | 3x AMD Phenom II | 2x AMD Turion |
| Architecture codename | Champlain (2010−2011) | Puma (2008−2009) |
| Release date | 12 May 2010 (12 years old) | 1 January 2009 (14 years old) |
| Current price | no data | $16.73 |
Technical specs
Phenom II X3 P820 and Turion X2 RM-72 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 | 1.8 GHz | 2.1 GHz |
| Bus support | 3600 MHz | 3600 MHz |
| L1 cache | 384 KB | 256 KB |
| L2 cache | 1.5 MB | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | no data | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 65 nm |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Phenom II X3 P820 and Turion X2 RM-72 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 | no data | 1 |
| Socket | S1 | S1 |
| Thermal design power (TDP) | 25 Watt | 35 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X3 P820 and Turion X2 RM-72. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | integrated DDR3 Memory Controller, Virtualization, AMD64, Advanced Virus Protection, SSE(1,2,3,4a) | MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, Enhanced 3DNow!, NX bit, AMD64, PowerNow!, AMD Virtualization |
| PowerNow | no data | + |
| VirusProtect | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom II X3 P820 and Turion X2 RM-72 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X3 P820 and Turion X2 RM-72. Depending on the motherboards, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | no data |
Benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Overall score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.
- Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core
- Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core
- 3DMark06 CPU
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%
Turion X2 RM-72 outperforms Phenom II X3 P820 by 4% 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%
Phenom II X3 P820 outperforms Turion X2 RM-72 by 31% 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%
Phenom II X3 P820 outperforms Turion X2 RM-72 by 33% in 3DMark06 CPU.
Advantages and disadvantages
| Performance rating | 0.82 | 0.55 |
| Recency | 12 May 2010 | 1 January 2009 |
| Boost clock speed | 1800 | 2100 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 65 nm |
| Thermal design power (TDP) | 25 Watt | 35 Watt |
Should you still have questions on choice between Phenom II X3 P820 and Turion X2 RM-72, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
Competitors of Phenom II X3 P820 by Intel
We believe that the nearest equivalent to Phenom II X3 P820 by Intel is Celeron N2940, which is nearly equal in speed and higher by 3 positions in our rating.
Here are some closest Intel rivals to Phenom II X3 P820:
Competitors of Turion X2 RM-72 by Intel
We believe that the nearest equivalent to Turion X2 RM-72 by Intel is Core 2 Duo T5870, which is nearly equal in speed and higher by 4 positions in our rating.
Here are some closest Intel rivals to Turion X2 RM-72:
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