Duo U2500 vs Turion 64 MK-36
Primary details
Comparing Turion 64 MK-36 and Core Duo U2500 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Turion 64 | Core Duo |
| Architecture codename | Richmond | Yonah (2005−2006) |
| Release date | no data | no data |
Detailed specifications
Turion 64 MK-36 and Core Duo U2500 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 | 1 (Single-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 1 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 1.2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2 GHz | 1.2 GHz |
| Bus rate | 800 MHz | 533 MHz |
| L3 cache | no data | 2 MB L2 Cache |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 65 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 100 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| VID voltage range | no data | 0.85V - 1.1V |
Compatibility
Information on Turion 64 MK-36 and Core Duo U2500 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 | no data | PBGA479 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 31 Watt | 9 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Turion 64 MK-36 and Core Duo U2500. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | - |
| Idle States | no data | - |
| Demand Based Switching | no data | - |
| FSB parity | no data | - |
| Status | no data | Discontinued |
Security technologies
Turion 64 MK-36 and Core Duo U2500 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | - |
| EDB | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Turion 64 MK-36 and Core Duo U2500 are enumerated here.
| VT-x | 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.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Physical cores | 1 | 2 |
| Threads | 1 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 65 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 31 Watt | 9 Watt |
Duo U2500 has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 38.5% more advanced lithography process, and 244.4% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Turion 64 MK-36 and Core Duo U2500. We've got no test results to judge.
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