Intel Core i3-4010U vs AMD Turion X2 RM-70

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General info

Comparing Turion X2 RM-70 and Core i3-4010U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance rankingnot rated2276
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Series2x AMD TurionIntel Core i3
Architecture codenamePuma (2008−2009)Haswell (2013−2015)
Release date3 June 2008 (15 years old)4 June 2013 (10 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$281
Current price$27 $461 (1.6x MSRP)

Technical specs

Turion X2 RM-70 and Core i3-4010U 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)
Threads24
Base clock speedno data1.7 GHz
Boost clock speed2 GHz1.7 GHz
Bus support3600 MHzno data
L1 cache256 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache1 MB256K (per core)
L3 cache0 KB3 MB (shared)
Chip lithography65 nm22 nm
Die sizeno data118 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Number of transistorsno data1,400 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Turion X2 RM-70 and Core i3-4010U 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 configuration11
SocketS1FCBGA1168
Power consumption (TDP)31 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Turion X2 RM-70 and Core i3-4010U. 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 VirtualizationIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NIno data+
AVXno data+
PowerNow+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSXno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoringno data+
Smart Responseno data+
GPIOno data+
Smart Connectno data+
FDIno data-
AMTno data9.5
Matrix Storageno data-
Statusno dataDiscontinued
HD Audiono data+
RSTno data+

Security technologies

Turion X2 RM-70 and Core i3-4010U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protectionno data+
Anti-Theftno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Turion X2 RM-70 and Core i3-4010U are enumerated here.

AMD-V++
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Turion X2 RM-70 and Core i3-4010U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data16 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data25.6 GB/s
ECC memory supportno data-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel HD Graphics 4400
Max video memoryno data2 GB
Quick Sync Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1 GHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Turion X2 RM-70 and Core i3-4010U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPortno data+
HDMIno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Turion X2 RM-70 and Core i3-4010U integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data3200x2000@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data3200x2000@60Hz
Max resolution over VGAno dataN/A

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Turion X2 RM-70 and Core i3-4010U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data11.2/12
OpenGLno data4.3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Turion X2 RM-70 and Core i3-4010U.

PCIe versionno data2.0
PCI Express lanesno data12
PCI supportno data-
USB revisionno data3.0
Total number of SATA portsno data4
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Portsno data4
Integrated IDEno data-
Number of USB portsno data4
Integrated LANno data-
UARTno data+

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Benchmark coverage: 20%

Turion X2 RM-70 1556
i3-4010U 2469
+58.7%

Core i3-4010U outperforms Turion X2 RM-70 by 59% in Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core.

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

Turion X2 RM-70 3012
i3-4010U 5584
+85.4%

Core i3-4010U outperforms Turion X2 RM-70 by 85% in Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core.

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

Turion X2 RM-70 1412
i3-4010U 2280
+61.5%

Core i3-4010U outperforms Turion X2 RM-70 by 61% in 3DMark06 CPU.

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

Benchmark coverage: 18%

Turion X2 RM-70 44
i3-4010U 32.6
+35%

Turion X2 RM-70 outperforms Core i3-4010U by 35% in wPrime 32.

Advantages and disadvantages


Recency 3 June 2008 4 June 2013
Threads 2 4
Chip lithography 65 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 31 Watt 15 Watt

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