Turion 64 X2 TL-50 vs Phenom II X4 P960
Aggregate performance score
Phenom II X4 P960 outperforms Turion 64 X2 TL-50 by a whopping 184% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2809 | 3389 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 0.01 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | 4x AMD Phenom II | 2x AMD Turion 64 |
| Power efficiency | 1.49 | 0.42 |
| Designer | AMD | AMD |
| Architecture codename | Champlain (2010−2011) | Taylor (2006) |
| Release date | 19 October 2010 (15 years ago) | 17 May 2006 (19 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $154 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Phenom II X4 P960 and Turion 64 X2 TL-50 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 | 1.8 GHz | 1.6 GHz |
| Bus rate | 3600 MHz | 800 MHz |
| L1 cache | 512 KB | no data |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 512 KB |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 90 nm |
| Die size | no data | 147 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | no data | 154 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Phenom II X4 P960 and Turion 64 X2 TL-50 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) | 25 Watt | 31 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X4 P960 and Turion 64 X2 TL-50. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | MMX, 3DNow, SSE (1,2,3,4A), AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Virtualization, HyperTransport 3.0 | SSE(1,2,3), AMD64 |
| VirusProtect | + | - |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom II X4 P960 and Turion 64 X2 TL-50 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X4 P960 and Turion 64 X2 TL-50. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | no data |
Synthetic benchmarks
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating.
GeekBench 5 Single-Core
GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.88 | 0.31 |
| Recency | 19 October 2010 | 17 May 2006 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 2 |
| Threads | 4 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 90 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 31 Watt |
Phenom II X4 P960 has a 183.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 24% lower power consumption.
The AMD Phenom II X4 P960 is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-50 in performance tests.
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