i3-3229Y vs Turion 64 X2 TL-56

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Aggregate performance score

Turion 64 X2 TL-56
2007
2 cores / 2 threads, 33 Watt
0.40
Core i3-3229Y
2013
2 cores / 4 threads, 13 Watt
0.63
+57.5%

Core i3-3229Y outperforms Turion 64 X2 TL-56 by an impressive 58% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Turion 64 X2 TL-56 and Core i3-3229Y processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking30122781
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Series2x AMD Turion 64Intel Core i3
Power efficiency1.154.59
Architecture codenameTrinidad / Tyler (2007)Ivy Bridge-Y (2013)
Release date4 May 2007 (17 years ago)8 January 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$250

Detailed specifications

Turion 64 X2 TL-56 and Core i3-3229Y 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)
Threads24
Base clock speedno data1.4 GHz
Boost clock speed1.8 GHz1.4 GHz
Bus rate800 MHz5 GT/s
L1 cacheno data64K (per core)
L2 cache1 MB256K (per core)
L3 cacheno data3 MB (shared)
Chip lithography90/65 nm22 nm
Die sizeno data118 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data105 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Turion 64 X2 TL-56 and Core i3-3229Y 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 configurationno data1
SocketS1FCBGA1023
Power consumption (TDP)33/31 Watt13 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Turion 64 X2 TL-56 and Core i3-3229Y. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® AVX
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
My WiFino data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Demand Based Switchingno data-
FDIno data+
Fast Memory Accessno data+

Security technologies

Turion 64 X2 TL-56 and Core i3-3229Y technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+
Identity Protection-+
Anti-Theftno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Turion 64 X2 TL-56 and Core i3-3229Y are enumerated here.

VT-dno data-
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Turion 64 X2 TL-56 and Core i3-3229Y. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data32 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data25.6 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel HD Graphics 4000
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data850 MHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Turion 64 X2 TL-56 and Core i3-3229Y integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
SDVOno data+
CRTno data+

Synthetic benchmark performance

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. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Turion 64 X2 TL-56 0.40
i3-3229Y 0.63
+57.5%

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Turion 64 X2 TL-56 2835
i3-3229Y 3740
+31.9%

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.

Turion 64 X2 TL-56 1340
i3-3229Y 1556
+16.1%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.40 0.63
Recency 4 May 2007 8 January 2013
Threads 2 4
Chip lithography 90 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 33 Watt 13 Watt

i3-3229Y has a 57.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, 100% more threads, a 309.1% more advanced lithography process, and 153.8% lower power consumption.

The Core i3-3229Y is our recommended choice as it beats the Turion 64 X2 TL-56 in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Turion 64 X2 TL-56 and Core i3-3229Y, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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