Xeon E3120 vs Turion 64 X2 TL-60

Aggregate performance score

Turion 64 X2 TL-60
2007
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.46

Xeon E3120 outperforms Turion 64 X2 TL-60 by an impressive 93% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Turion 64 X2 TL-60 and Xeon E3120 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking29182541
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopServer
Series2x AMD Turion 64no data
Power efficiency1.241.30
Architecture codenameTrinidad/Tyler (2007)no data
Release date4 May 2007 (17 years ago)1 July 2008 (16 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Turion 64 X2 TL-60 and Xeon E3120 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)no data
Threads2no data
Base clock speedno data3.16 GHz
Boost clock speed2 GHzno data
Bus rate800 MHzno data
L1 cache256 KBno data
L2 cache1 MBno data
L3 cacheno data6 MB L2 Cache
Chip lithography90 nm45 nm
Die size147 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature95 °C72 °C
Number of transistors154 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Turion 64 X2 TL-60 and Xeon E3120 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.

SocketS1LGA775
Power consumption (TDP)35/31 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Turion 64 X2 TL-60 and Xeon E3120. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions90/65 nm, 1.075no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Demand Based Switchingno data-
FSB parityno data-

Security technologies

Turion 64 X2 TL-60 and Xeon E3120 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-60 and Xeon E3120 are enumerated here.

VT-xno data+

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.46 0.89
Recency 4 May 2007 1 July 2008
Chip lithography 90 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 65 Watt

Turion 64 X2 TL-60 has 85.7% lower power consumption.

Xeon E3120, on the other hand, has a 93.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

The Xeon E3120 is our recommended choice as it beats the Turion 64 X2 TL-60 in performance tests.

Be aware that Turion 64 X2 TL-60 is a notebook processor while Xeon E3120 is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Turion 64 X2 TL-60 and Xeon E3120, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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