Turion 64 X2 TL-66 vs Xeon D-1540

Primary details

Comparing Xeon D-1540 and Turion 64 X2 TL-66 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1058not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.73no data
Market segmentServerLaptop
SeriesIntel Xeon D2x AMD Turion 64
Power efficiency13.26no data
Architecture codenameBroadwell (2015−2019)Brisbane (2007−2008)
Release date9 March 2015 (9 years ago)13 April 2007 (17 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$581no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon D-1540 and Turion 64 X2 TL-66 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads162
Base clock speed2 GHzno data
Boost clock speed2.6 GHz2.3 GHz
Bus typeDMI 2.0no data
Bus rateno data800 MHz
Multiplier20no data
L1 cache512 KBno data
L2 cache2 MB1 MB
L3 cache12 MBno data
Chip lithography14 nm65 nm
Die size246.24 mm2no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)80 °Cno data
Number of transistors3200 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Xeon D-1540 and Turion 64 X2 TL-66 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)no data
SocketFCBGA1667no data
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon D-1540 and Turion 64 X2 TL-66. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVX2no data
AES-NI+-
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX+-
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
GPIO+no data

Security technologies

Xeon D-1540 and Turion 64 X2 TL-66 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon D-1540 and Turion 64 X2 TL-66 are enumerated here.

VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon D-1540 and Turion 64 X2 TL-66. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4no data
Maximum memory size128 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth34.124 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon D-1540 and Turion 64 X2 TL-66.

PCIe version2.0/3.0no data
PCI Express lanes24no data
USB revision2.0/3.0no data
Total number of SATA ports6no data
Number of USB ports8no data
Integrated LAN+no data
UART+no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 9 March 2015 13 April 2007
Physical cores 8 2
Threads 16 2
Chip lithography 14 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 35 Watt

Xeon D-1540 has an age advantage of 7 years, 300% more physical cores and 700% more threads, and a 364.3% more advanced lithography process.

Turion 64 X2 TL-66, on the other hand, has 28.6% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Xeon D-1540 and Turion 64 X2 TL-66. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon D-1540 is a server/workstation processor while Turion 64 X2 TL-66 is a notebook one.


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