Turion X2 RM-70 vs Xeon E5-2670

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2670 and Turion X2 RM-70 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking1065not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.77no data
Market segmentServerLaptop
Seriesno data2x AMD Turion
Architecture codenameSandy Bridge-EP (2012)Puma (2008−2009)
Release date6 March 2012 (12 years ago)3 June 2008 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$145no data
Current price$58 (0.4x MSRP)$27

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2670 and Turion X2 RM-70 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 speed2.6 GHzno data
Boost clock speed3.3 GHz2 GHz
Bus supportno data3600 MHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)256 KB
L2 cache256 KB (per core)1 MB
L3 cache20480 KB (shared)0 KB
Chip lithography32 nm65 nm
Die size435 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature80 °Cno data
Number of transistors2,270 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2670 and Turion X2 RM-70 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 configuration21
SocketFCLGA2011S1
Power consumption (TDP)115 Watt31 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2670 and Turion X2 RM-70. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVXMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, Enhanced 3DNow!, NX bit, AMD64, PowerNow!, AMD Virtualization
AES-NI+no data
AVX+no data
PowerNowno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+no data
Flex Memory Access-no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
StatusDiscontinuedno data

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2670 and Turion X2 RM-70 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data
Identity Protection-no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2670 and Turion X2 RM-70 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2670 and Turion X2 RM-70. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3no data
Maximum memory size384 GBno data
Max memory channels4no data
Maximum memory bandwidth51.2 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2670 and Turion X2 RM-70.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes40no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 6 March 2012 3 June 2008
Physical cores 8 2
Threads 16 2
Chip lithography 32 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 115 Watt 31 Watt

We couldn't decide between Xeon E5-2670 and Turion X2 RM-70. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon E5-2670 is a server/workstation processor while Turion X2 RM-70 is a notebook one.


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