Apple M1 Max vs Turion 64 X2 TL-56

Primary details

Comparing Turion 64 X2 TL-56 and Apple M1 Max processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated523
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Series2x AMD Turion 64Apple M-Series
Architecture codenameTrinidad / Tyler (2007)no data
Release date4 May 2007 (17 years ago)18 October 2021 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Turion 64 X2 TL-56 and Apple M1 Max 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 cores2 (Dual-core)10 (Deca-Core)
Threads210
Base clock speedno data2.06 GHz
Boost clock speed1.8 GHz3.22 GHz
Bus rate800 MHzno data
L1 cacheno data2.9 MB
L2 cache1 MB28 MB
L3 cacheno data48 MB
Chip lithography90/65 nm5 nm
Number of transistorsno data57000 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Turion 64 X2 TL-56 and Apple M1 Max 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.

SocketS1no data
Power consumption (TDP)33/31 Watt2060 ‑ 3220 Watt

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataApple M1 Max 32-Core GPU

Pros & cons summary


Recency 4 May 2007 18 October 2021
Physical cores 2 10
Threads 2 10
Chip lithography 90 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 33 Watt 2060 Watt

Turion 64 X2 TL-56 has 6142.4% lower power consumption.

Apple M1 Max, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 14 years, 400% more physical cores and 400% more threads, and a 1700% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Turion 64 X2 TL-56 and Apple M1 Max. We've got no test results to judge.


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