Athlon XP 2700+ vs Turion X2 RM-70
Primary details
Comparing Turion X2 RM-70 and Athlon XP 2700+ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | 2x AMD Turion | no data |
| Architecture codename | Puma (2008−2009) | Thoroughbred (2001−2002) |
| Release date | 3 June 2008 (16 years ago) | October 2002 (22 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $85 |
Detailed specifications
Turion X2 RM-70 and Athlon XP 2700+ 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) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 1 |
| Boost clock speed | 2 GHz | 2.17 GHz |
| Bus rate | 3600 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | 256 KB | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 256 KB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 130 nm |
| Die size | no data | 80 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | no data | 37 million |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Turion X2 RM-70 and Athlon XP 2700+ 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 | 1 |
| Socket | S1 | A |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 31 Watt | 68 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Turion X2 RM-70 and Athlon XP 2700+. 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 | + | - |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Turion X2 RM-70 and Athlon XP 2700+ are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
Pros & cons summary
| Physical cores | 2 | 1 |
| Threads | 2 | 1 |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 130 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 31 Watt | 68 Watt |
Turion X2 RM-70 has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 119.4% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Turion X2 RM-70 and Athlon XP 2700+. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Turion X2 RM-70 is a notebook processor while Athlon XP 2700+ is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Turion X2 RM-70 and Athlon XP 2700+, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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