Turion 64 X2 TL-68 vs Phenom II X4 N970

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Phenom II X4 N970 Phenom II X4 N970
Turion 64 X2 TL-68 Turion 64 X2 TL-68

Primary details

Comparing Phenom II X4 N970 and Turion 64 X2 TL-68 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2411not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Series4x AMD Phenom II2x AMD Turion 64
Power efficiency2.81no data
Architecture codenameChamplain (2010−2011)Tyler (2007−2009)
Release date16 December 2010 (13 years ago)1 January 2008 (16 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Phenom II X4 N970 and Turion 64 X2 TL-68 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads42
Boost clock speed2.2 GHz2.4 GHz
Bus rate3600 MHz800 MHz
L1 cache512 KBno data
L2 cache2 MB1 MB
Chip lithography45 nm65 nm
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Phenom II X4 N970 and Turion 64 X2 TL-68 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.

SocketS1no data
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt35 Watt

Pros & cons summary

Recency 16 December 2010 1 January 2008
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 4 2
Chip lithography 45 nm 65 nm

Phenom II X4 N970 has an age advantage of 2 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 44.4% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Phenom II X4 N970 and Turion 64 X2 TL-68. We've got no test results to judge.

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