A4-5100 vs Turion X2 RM-70

Primary details

Comparing Turion X2 RM-70 and A4-5100 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	not rated	2457
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	2x AMD Turion	AMD A-Series
Architecture codename	Puma (2008−2009)	Kabini (2013−2014)
Release date	3 June 2008 (16 years ago)	2 November 2013 (10 years ago)
Current price	$27	$105

Detailed specifications

Turion X2 RM-70 and A4-5100 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)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	2	4
Boost clock speed	2 GHz	1.55 GHz
Bus support	3600 MHz	no data
L1 cache	256 KB	no data
L2 cache	1 MB	2048 KB
L3 cache	0 KB	no data
Chip lithography	65 nm	28 nm
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Turion X2 RM-70 and A4-5100 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 configuration	1	no data
Socket	S1	FT3
Power consumption (TDP)	31 Watt	15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Turion X2 RM-70 and A4-5100. 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	86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX, DDR3L-1600
AES-NI	no data	+
FMA	no data	FMA4
AVX	no data	+
PowerTune	no data	-
TrueAudio	no data	-
PowerNow	+	+
PowerGating	no data	+
Out-of-band client management	no data	-
VirusProtect	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Turion X2 RM-70 and A4-5100 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	1
IOMMU 2.0	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Turion X2 RM-70 and A4-5100. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	no data	DDR3
Max memory channels	no data	1

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	no data	AMD Radeon HD 8330
Enduro	no data	+
Switchable graphics	no data	1
UVD	no data	+
VCE	no data	+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Turion X2 RM-70 and A4-5100 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	no data	+
HDMI	no data	+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Turion X2 RM-70 and A4-5100 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	no data	DirectX® 12
Vulkan	no data	1

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Turion X2 RM-70 and A4-5100.

PCIe version

no data

2.0

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	3 June 2008	2 November 2013
Physical cores	2	4
Threads	2	4
Chip lithography	65 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	31 Watt	15 Watt

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