Intel Core i7-8665U vs AMD Turion X2 RM-72

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General info

Comparing Turion X2 RM-72 and Core i7-8665U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance rankingnot rated1302
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Series2x AMD TurionIntel Core i7
Architecture codenamePuma (2008−2009)Whiskey Lake-U (2018−2019)
Release date1 January 2009 (15 years old)16 April 2019 (4 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$409
Current price$16.73 $1930 (4.7x MSRP)

Technical specs

Turion X2 RM-72 and Core i7-8665U 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads28
Base clock speedno data1.9 GHz
Boost clock speed2.1 GHz4.8 GHz
Bus support3600 MHzno data
L1 cache256 KB256 KB
L2 cache1 MB1 MB
L3 cache0 KB8 MB
Chip lithography65 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Turion X2 RM-72 and Core i7-8665U 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
SocketS1FCBGA1528
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Turion X2 RM-72 and Core i7-8665U. 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+
Speed Shiftno data+
My WiFino data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSXno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoringno data+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
SIPPno data+
Smart Responseno data+
Statusno dataDiscontinued

Security technologies

Turion X2 RM-72 and Core i7-8665U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
MPXno data+
Identity Protectionno data+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Turion X2 RM-72 and Core i7-8665U 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-72 and Core i7-8665U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data64 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data37.5 GB/s
ECC memory supportno data-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel® UHD Graphics for 8th Generation Intel® Processors
Max video memoryno data32 GB
Quick Sync Videono data+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.15 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Turion X2 RM-72 and Core i7-8665U integrated GPUs.

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

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Turion X2 RM-72 and Core i7-8665U integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096 x 2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096 x 2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096 x 2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Turion X2 RM-72 and Core i7-8665U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Turion X2 RM-72 and Core i7-8665U.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

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 1627
i7-8665U 6872
+322%

Core i7-8665U outperforms Turion X2 RM-72 by 322% 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-72 3174
i7-8665U 18427
+481%

Core i7-8665U outperforms Turion X2 RM-72 by 481% 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-72 1534
i7-8665U 6365
+315%

Core i7-8665U outperforms Turion X2 RM-72 by 315% in 3DMark06 CPU.

Advantages and disadvantages


Recency 1 January 2009 16 April 2019
Physical cores 2 4
Threads 2 8
Chip lithography 65 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 15 Watt

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