A6-3430MX vs Turion 64 X2 TL-66

Aggregate performance score

Turion 64 X2 TL-66
2007
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.38
A6-3430MX
2011
4 cores / 4 threads, 45 Watt
0.91
+139%

A6-3430MX outperforms Turion 64 X2 TL-66 by a whopping 139% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Turion 64 X2 TL-66 and A6-3430MX processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking30182524
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Series2x AMD Turion 64AMD A-Series
Power efficiencyno data1.91
Architecture codenameBrisbane (2007−2008)Llano (2011−2012)
Release date13 April 2007 (17 years ago)20 December 2011 (12 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Turion 64 X2 TL-66 and A6-3430MX 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads24
Base clock speedno data1.7 GHz
Boost clock speed2.3 GHz2.4 GHz
Bus rate800 MHzno data
L1 cacheno data128K (per core)
L2 cache1 MB1 MB (per core)
L3 cacheno data0 KB
Chip lithography65 nm32 nm
Die sizeno data228 mm2
Number of transistorsno data1,178 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Turion 64 X2 TL-66 and A6-3430MX 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
Socketno dataFS1
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Turion 64 X2 TL-66 and A6-3430MX. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno data3DNow!, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4a, Radeon HD 6480G

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Turion 64 X2 TL-66 and A6-3430MX are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Turion 64 X2 TL-66 and A6-3430MX. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon HD 6520G

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.38 0.91
Recency 13 April 2007 20 December 2011
Physical cores 2 4
Threads 2 4
Chip lithography 65 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 45 Watt

Turion 64 X2 TL-66 has 28.6% lower power consumption.

A6-3430MX, on the other hand, has a 139.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 103.1% more advanced lithography process.

The A6-3430MX is our recommended choice as it beats the Turion 64 X2 TL-66 in performance tests.


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