Atom x7-E3950 vs Turion X2 RM-72
Primary details
Comparing Turion X2 RM-72 and Atom x7-E3950 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | not rated | 2227 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | 2x AMD Turion | 7x Intel Atom |
| Architecture codename | Puma (2008−2009) | Apollo Lake (2016) |
| Release date | 1 January 2009 (15 years ago) | 30 August 2014 (9 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $57 |
| Current price | $16.73 | $377 (6.6x MSRP) |
Detailed specifications
Turion X2 RM-72 and Atom x7-E3950 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 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 1.6 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.1 GHz | 2 GHz |
| Bus support | 3600 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | 256 KB | 56K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 2 MB (shared) |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 14 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 110 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 103 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Compatibility
Information on Turion X2 RM-72 and Atom x7-E3950 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 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | S1 | Intel BGA 1296 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 12 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Turion X2 RM-72 and Atom x7-E3950. 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 |
| AES-NI | no data | + |
| PowerNow | + | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
Security technologies
Turion X2 RM-72 and Atom x7-E3950 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Turion X2 RM-72 and Atom x7-E3950 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | no data |
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Turion X2 RM-72 and Atom x7-E3950. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR3, DDR4 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 8 GB |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | Intel HD Graphics 505 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Turion X2 RM-72 and Atom x7-E3950.
| PCIe version | no data | 2.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 4 |
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-72 outperforms Atom x7-E3950 by 25% 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%
Atom x7-E3950 outperforms Turion X2 RM-72 by 19% 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%
Atom x7-E3950 outperforms Turion X2 RM-72 by 40% in 3DMark06 CPU.
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 January 2009 | 30 August 2014 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 4 |
| Threads | 2 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 12 Watt |
We couldn't decide between Turion X2 RM-72 and Atom x7-E3950. We've got no test results to judge.
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