5 120UL vs Turion X2 RM-74
Aggregate performance score
Core 5 120UL outperforms Turion X2 RM-74 by a whopping 1336% 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 | 3258 | 1297 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | 2x AMD Turion | no data |
| Power efficiency | 0.51 | 16.98 |
| Designer | AMD | Intel |
| Manufacturer | no data | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Lion (2008−2009) | Raptor Lake-PS (2024) |
| Release date | 1 January 2009 (17 years ago) | 8 April 2024 (1 year ago) |
Detailed specifications
Turion X2 RM-74 and Core 5 120UL 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) | 10 (Deca-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 12 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 1.3 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.2 GHz | 4.6 GHz |
| Bus rate | 3600 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | 256 KB | 80 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 1.25 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 12 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 10 nm |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Turion X2 RM-74 and Core 5 120UL 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 | 1700 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 15 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Turion X2 RM-74 and Core 5 120UL. 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 | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| PowerNow | + | - |
| vPro | no data | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| TSX | - | + |
Security technologies
Turion X2 RM-74 and Core 5 120UL 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-74 and Core 5 120UL are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Turion X2 RM-74 and Core 5 120UL. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR4, DDR5 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | Intel Iris Xe Graphics 80EU |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Turion X2 RM-74 and Core 5 120UL.
| PCIe version | no data | 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 8 |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.42 | 6.03 |
| Recency | 1 January 2009 | 8 April 2024 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 10 |
| Threads | 2 | 12 |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 10 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 15 Watt |
5 120UL has a 1335.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 15 years, 400% more physical cores and 500% more threads, a 550% more advanced lithography process, and 133.3% lower power consumption.
The Intel Core 5 120UL 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 Core 5 120UL is a desktop one.
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