Athlon 800 vs Turion 64 X2 TL-52
Primary details
Comparing Turion 64 X2 TL-52 and Athlon 800 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3064 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | 2x AMD Turion 64 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 1.04 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Trinidad (2006−2007) | Thunderbird (1999−2000) |
| Release date | 17 May 2006 (18 years ago) | 20 December 1999 (24 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $799 |
Detailed specifications
Turion 64 X2 TL-52 and Athlon 800 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) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 1 |
| Boost clock speed | 1.6 GHz | 0.8 GHz |
| Bus rate | 800 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | no data | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 512 KB |
| L3 cache | no data | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 180 nm |
| Die size | no data | 102 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 70 °C |
| Number of transistors | no data | 22 million |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Turion 64 X2 TL-52 and Athlon 800 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 | no data | A |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 31 Watt | 43 Watt |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Turion 64 X2 TL-52 and Athlon 800. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR1 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | N/A |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 17 May 2006 | 20 December 1999 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 1 |
| Threads | 2 | 1 |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 180 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 31 Watt | 43 Watt |
Turion 64 X2 TL-52 has an age advantage of 6 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 38.7% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Turion 64 X2 TL-52 and Athlon 800. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Turion 64 X2 TL-52 is a notebook processor while Athlon 800 is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Turion 64 X2 TL-52 and Athlon 800, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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