Turion 64 X2 TL-68 vs Turion 64 MK-38

Primary details

Comparing Turion 64 MK-38 and Turion 64 X2 TL-68 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	3188	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Turion 64	2x AMD Turion 64
Power efficiency	0.70	no data
Architecture codename	Richmond	Tyler (2007−2009)
Release date	no data	1 January 2008 (16 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Turion 64 MK-38 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	1 (Single-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	1	2
Boost clock speed	2.2 GHz	2.4 GHz
Bus rate	800 MHz	800 MHz
L2 cache	no data	1 MB
Chip lithography	90 nm	65 nm
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Turion 64 MK-38 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.

Power consumption (TDP)

31 Watt

35 Watt

Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	1	2
Threads	1	2
Chip lithography	90 nm	65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	31 Watt	35 Watt

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