Turion 64 X2 TL-56 vs Turion II Ultra M620
Primary details
Comparing Turion II Ultra M620 and Turion 64 X2 TL-56 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2837 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | AMD Turion II Ultra | 2x AMD Turion 64 |
| Power efficiency | 1.38 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Caspian (2009) | Trinidad / Tyler (2007) |
| Release date | 10 September 2009 (15 years ago) | 4 May 2007 (17 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Turion II Ultra M620 and Turion 64 X2 TL-56 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 |
| Boost clock speed | 2.5 GHz | 1.8 GHz |
| Bus rate | 3600 MHz | 800 MHz |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 1 MB |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 90/65 nm |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Turion II Ultra M620 and Turion 64 X2 TL-56 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.
| Socket | Socket S1 (s1g3) 638-pin | S1 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 33/31 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Turion II Ultra M620 and Turion 64 X2 TL-56. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, Enhanced 3DNow!, NX bit, AMD64, PowerNow!, AMD Virtualization | no data |
| PowerNow | + | - |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 10 September 2009 | 4 May 2007 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 90 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 33 Watt |
Turion II Ultra M620 has an age advantage of 2 years, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.
Turion 64 X2 TL-56, on the other hand, has 6.1% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Turion II Ultra M620 and Turion 64 X2 TL-56. We've got no test results to judge.
Should you still have questions on choice between Turion II Ultra M620 and Turion 64 X2 TL-56, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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