Ryzen AI Max 385 vs Turion 64 X2 TL-50
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen AI Max 385 outperforms Turion 64 X2 TL-50 by a whopping 6000% 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 | 3359 | 384 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.01 | no data |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | 2x AMD Turion 64 | no data |
| Power efficiency | no data | 35.67 |
| Designer | AMD | AMD |
| Manufacturer | no data | TSMC |
| Architecture codename | Taylor (2006) | Strix Halo (2025) |
| Release date | 17 May 2006 (19 years ago) | 6 January 2025 (less than a year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $154 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Turion 64 X2 TL-50 and Ryzen AI Max 385 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 | 2 (Dual-core) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 16 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 3.6 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1.6 GHz | 5 GHz |
| Bus rate | 800 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | no data | 80 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 512 KB | 1 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | no data | 32 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 4 nm |
| Die size | 147 mm2 | 2x 70.6 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | 154 Million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Turion 64 X2 TL-50 and Ryzen AI Max 385 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 | no data | 1 |
| Socket | S1 | FP11 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 512 KB | 55 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Turion 64 X2 TL-50 and Ryzen AI Max 385. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | SSE(1,2,3), AMD64 | USB 4, XDNA 2 NPU (50 TOPS), SMT, AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3, MMX (+), SHA, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| Precision Boost 2 | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Turion 64 X2 TL-50 and Ryzen AI Max 385 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Turion 64 X2 TL-50 and Ryzen AI Max 385. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR5 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | AMD Radeon 8050S |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Turion 64 X2 TL-50 and Ryzen AI Max 385.
| PCIe version | no data | 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 16 |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.30 | 18.30 |
| Recency | 17 May 2006 | 6 January 2025 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 8 |
| Threads | 2 | 16 |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 512 Watt | 55 Watt |
Ryzen AI Max 385 has a 6000% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 18 years, 300% more physical cores and 700% more threads, a 2150% more advanced lithography process, and 830.9% lower power consumption.
The AMD Ryzen AI Max 385 is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-50 in performance tests.
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