Turion 64 X2 TL-68 vs Turion II M520

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking3164not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Turion II2x AMD Turion 64
Power efficiency0.63no data
DesignerAMDAMD
Architecture codenameCaspian (2009)Tyler (2007−2009)
Release date10 September 2009 (16 years ago)1 January 2008 (18 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Turion II M520 and Turion 64 X2 TL-68 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
Boost clock speed2.3 GHz2.4 GHz
Bus rate3600 MHz800 MHz
L1 cache128 KBno data
L2 cache1 MB1 MB
Chip lithography45 nm65 nm
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Turion II M520 and Turion 64 X2 TL-68 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.

SocketSocket S1 (s1g3) 638-pinno data
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Turion II M520 and Turion 64 X2 TL-68. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, Enhanced 3DNow!, NX bit, AMD64, PowerNow!, AMD Virtualizationno data
PowerNow+-

Pros & cons summary

Recency 10 September 2009 1 January 2008
Chip lithography 45 nm 65 nm

Turion II M520 has an age advantage of 1 year, and a 44% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between AMD Turion II M520 and AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-68. We've got no test results to judge.

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Community ratings

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