Turion 64 X2 TL-68 vs Phenom II X4 N970
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 ranking | 2433 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | 4x AMD Phenom II | 2x AMD Turion 64 |
| Power efficiency | 2.81 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Champlain (2010−2011) | Tyler (2007−2009) |
| Release date | 16 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 cores | 4 (Quad-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 4 | 2 |
| Boost clock speed | 2.2 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
| Bus rate | 3600 MHz | 800 MHz |
| L1 cache | 512 KB | no data |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 1 MB |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 65 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.
| Socket | S1 | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 35 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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