Core 2 Duo SL9300 vs Turion 64 X2 TL-56

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Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking3255not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Series2x AMD Turion 64Intel Core 2 Duo
Power efficiency0.46no data
DesignerAMDIntel
Architecture codenameTrinidad / Tyler (2007)Penryn (2008−2011)
Release date4 May 2007 (18 years ago)20 August 2008 (17 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$284

Detailed specifications

Turion 64 X2 TL-56 and Core 2 Duo SL9300 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)2 (Dual-core)
Threads22
Base clock speedno data1.6 GHz
Boost clock speed1.8 GHz1.6 GHz
Bus rate800 MHz1066 MHz
L2 cache1 MB6 MB
L3 cacheno data6 MB L2 Cache
Chip lithography90/65 nm45 nm
Die sizeno data107 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data105 °C
Number of transistorsno data410 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Turion 64 X2 TL-56 and Core 2 Duo SL9300 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.

SocketS1BGA956
Power consumption (TDP)33/31 Watt17 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Turion 64 X2 TL-56 and Core 2 Duo SL9300. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data-
Demand Based Switchingno data-
FSB parityno data-

Security technologies

Turion 64 X2 TL-56 and Core 2 Duo SL9300 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Turion 64 X2 TL-56 and Core 2 Duo SL9300 are enumerated here.

VT-xno data+

Pros & cons summary


Recency 4 May 2007 20 August 2008
Chip lithography 90 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 33 Watt 17 Watt

Core 2 Duo SL9300 has an age advantage of 1 year, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 94.1% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-56 and Intel Core 2 Duo SL9300. We've got no test results to judge.

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