Athlon II X3 415e vs Turion X2 RM-74
Aggregate performance score
Athlon II X3 415e outperforms Turion X2 RM-74 by a whopping 105% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3225 | 2810 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 0.97 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | 2x AMD Turion | no data |
| Power efficiency | no data | 2.01 |
| Designer | AMD | AMD |
| Architecture codename | Lion (2008−2009) | Rana (2009−2011) |
| Release date | 1 January 2009 (16 years ago) | 11 May 2010 (15 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $75 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Turion X2 RM-74 and Athlon II X3 415e 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) | 3 (Tri-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 3 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 2.5 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.2 GHz | 2.5 GHz |
| Bus rate | 3600 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | 256 KB | 128 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 512 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 45 nm |
| Die size | no data | 169 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | no data | 300 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Turion X2 RM-74 and Athlon II X3 415e 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 | AM3 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 1 MB | 45 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Turion X2 RM-74 and Athlon II X3 415e. 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-74 and Athlon II X3 415e are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Turion X2 RM-74 and Athlon II X3 415e. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR3 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Turion X2 RM-74 and Athlon II X3 415e.
| PCIe version | no data | 2.0 |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.41 | 0.84 |
| Recency | 1 January 2009 | 11 May 2010 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 3 |
| Threads | 2 | 3 |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 45 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 1 Watt | 45 Watt |
Turion X2 RM-74 has 4400% lower power consumption.
Athlon II X3 415e, on the other hand, has a 104.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads, and a 44.4% more advanced lithography process.
The AMD Athlon II X3 415e is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD Turion X2 RM-74 in performance tests.
Be aware that Turion X2 RM-74 is a notebook processor while Athlon II X3 415e is a desktop one.
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