Pentium P6100 vs Turion 64 ML-37
Aggregate performance score
Pentium P6100 outperforms Turion 64 ML-37 by a whopping 163% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3459 | 3087 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Turion 64 | Intel Pentium |
| Power efficiency | 0.23 | 0.60 |
| Designer | AMD | Intel |
| Manufacturer | no data | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Lancaster (2005−2006) | Arrandale (2010−2011) |
| Release date | March 2005 (20 years ago) | 26 September 2010 (15 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $12 |
Detailed specifications
Turion 64 ML-37 and Pentium P6100 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 | 2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2 GHz | 0.1 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | DMI 1.0 |
| Bus rate | 800 MHz | 1 × 2.5 GT/s |
| Multiplier | no data | 15 |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 512 KB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 3 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 32 nm |
| Die size | 125 mm2 | 81+114 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 90 °C |
| Number of transistors | 114 million | 382 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Turion 64 ML-37 and Pentium P6100 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 | 1 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | 754 | PGA988 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 35 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Turion 64 ML-37 and Pentium P6100. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| FMA | - | + |
| PowerNow | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | - |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
| Flex Memory Access | no data | + |
| Demand Based Switching | no data | - |
| PAE | no data | 36 Bit |
| FDI | no data | + |
| Fast Memory Access | no data | + |
Security technologies
Turion 64 ML-37 and Pentium P6100 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 ML-37 and Pentium P6100 are enumerated here.
| VT-x | no data | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Turion 64 ML-37 and Pentium P6100. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR3 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 8 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 17.051 GB/s |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | Intel HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel Processors |
| Clear Video | no data | + |
| Graphics max frequency | no data | 667 MHz |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Turion 64 ML-37 and Pentium P6100 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | no data | 2 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Turion 64 ML-37 and Pentium P6100.
| PCIe version | no data | 2.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 16 |
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.
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 | 0.19 | 0.50 |
| Physical cores | 1 | 2 |
| Threads | 1 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 32 nm |
Pentium P6100 has a 163.2% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 181.3% more advanced lithography process.
The Intel Pentium P6100 is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD Turion 64 ML-37 in performance tests.
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