Intel Celeron 2970M vs AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-58
General info
Comparing Turion 64 X2 TL-58 and Celeron 2970M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
Place in performance ranking | not rated | 2344 |
Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
Series | 2x AMD Turion 64 | Intel Celeron |
Architecture codename | Tyler (2007−2009) | Haswell (2013−2015) |
Release date | 4 May 2007 (16 years old) | 14 April 2014 (9 years old) |
Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $75 |
Current price | $8.81 | $59 (0.8x MSRP) |
Technical specs
Turion 64 X2 TL-58 and Celeron 2970M 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) | 2 (Dual-core) |
Threads | 2 | 2 |
Base clock speed | no data | 2.2 GHz |
Boost clock speed | 1.9 GHz | 2.2 GHz |
Bus support | 800 MHz | no data |
L1 cache | no data | 128 KB |
L2 cache | 1 MB | 512 KB |
L3 cache | no data | 2 MB |
Chip lithography | 65 nm | 22 nm |
Die size | no data | 130 mm2 |
Maximum core temperature | no data | 100 °C |
Number of transistors | no data | 960 Million |
64 bit support | + | + |
Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Compatibility
Information on Turion 64 X2 TL-58 and Celeron 2970M 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 | FCPGA946 |
Power consumption (TDP) | 31 Watt | 37 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Turion 64 X2 TL-58 and Celeron 2970M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2 |
AES-NI | no data | - |
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
Turbo Boost Technology | no data | - |
Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | - |
TSX | no data | - |
Thermal Monitoring | no data | + |
Status | no data | Discontinued |
Security technologies
Turion 64 X2 TL-58 and Celeron 2970M technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
TXT | no data | - |
EDB | no data | + |
Secure Key | no data | + |
Identity Protection | no data | - |
Anti-Theft | no data | - |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Turion 64 X2 TL-58 and Celeron 2970M are enumerated here.
AMD-V | no data | + |
VT-d | no data | - |
VT-x | no data | + |
EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Turion 64 X2 TL-58 and Celeron 2970M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
Supported memory types | no data | DDR3 |
Maximum memory size | no data | 32 GB |
Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 25.6 GB/s |
ECC memory support | no data | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
Integrated graphics card | no data | Intel® HD Graphics for 4th Generation Intel® Processors |
Quick Sync Video | no data | + |
Graphics max frequency | no data | 1.1 GHz |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Turion 64 X2 TL-58 and Celeron 2970M integrated GPUs.
Number of displays supported | no data | 3 |
eDP | no data | + |
DisplayPort | no data | + |
HDMI | no data | + |
VGA | no data | + |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Turion 64 X2 TL-58 and Celeron 2970M.
PCIe version | no data | 2.0 |
PCI Express lanes | no data | 16 |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 19%
Celeron 2970M outperforms Turion 64 X2 TL-58 by 86% in 3DMark06 CPU.
Advantages and disadvantages
Recency | 4 May 2007 | 14 April 2014 |
Chip lithography | 65 nm | 22 nm |
Power consumption (TDP) | 31 Watt | 37 Watt |
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