Core 2 Duo T6770 vs Turion II P520

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking3121not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Turion IIIntel Core 2 Duo
Power efficiency0.83no data
DesignerAMDIntel
Architecture codenameChamplain (2010−2011)Penryn (2008−2011)
Release date12 May 2010 (15 years ago)1 January 2009 (16 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Turion II P520 and Core 2 Duo T6770 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 GHz2.3 GHz
Bus rate3600 MHz800 MHz
L1 cache128 KBno data
L2 cache2 MB2 MB
Chip lithography45 nm45 nm
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Turion II P520 and Core 2 Duo T6770 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.

SocketS1 (S1g4)no data
Power consumption (TDP)25 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Turion II P520 and Core 2 Duo T6770. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, 3DNow, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4A, AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Virtualization, HyperTransport 3.0no data
VirusProtect+-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Turion II P520 and Core 2 Duo T6770 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Turion II P520 and Core 2 Duo T6770. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 12 May 2010 1 January 2009
Power consumption (TDP) 25 Watt 35 Watt

Turion II P520 has an age advantage of 1 year, and 40% lower power consumption.

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