Turion 64 X2 TL-64 vs Ryzen 9 5900

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 9 5900 and Turion 64 X2 TL-64 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	213	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	60.23	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	AMD Ryzen 9	2x AMD Turion 64
Architecture codename	Vermeer (2020−2022)	Trinidad (2006−2007)
Release date	12 January 2021 (3 years ago)	13 April 2007 (17 years ago)
Current price	$300	$56

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 9 5900 and Turion 64 X2 TL-64 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	12 (Dodeca-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	24	2
Base clock speed	3 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	4.7 GHz	2.2 GHz
Bus support	no data	800 MHz
L1 cache	64K (per core)	256 KB
L2 cache	512K (per core)	1 MB
L3 cache	64 MB	no data
Chip lithography	7 nm, 12 nm	65 nm
Die size	81 mm2	147 mm2
Maximum core temperature	no data	95 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	95 °C	no data
Number of transistors	4,150 million	154 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	-
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	No

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 9 5900 and Turion 64 X2 TL-64 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	1	no data
Socket	AM4	S1
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 9 5900 and Turion 64 X2 TL-64. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	65 nm, 1.075
AES-NI	+	no data
AVX	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 9 5900 and Turion 64 X2 TL-64 are enumerated here.

AMD-V

+

no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 9 5900 and Turion 64 X2 TL-64. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	no data
Maximum memory size	128 GB	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	51.196 GB/s	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 9 5900 and Turion 64 X2 TL-64.

PCIe version

4.0

no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Pros & cons summary

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Recency	12 January 2021	13 April 2007
Physical cores	12	2
Threads	24	2
Chip lithography	7 nm	65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	35 Watt

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