Turion X2 RM-75 vs Xeon X5670
Aggregate performance score
Xeon X5670 outperforms Turion X2 RM-75 by a whopping 814% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Xeon X5670 and Turion X2 RM-75 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1455 | 2969 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 1.06 | no data |
| Market segment | Server | Laptop |
| Series | Xeon (Desktop) | 2x AMD Turion |
| Power efficiency | 3.83 | 1.14 |
| Architecture codename | Westmere-EP (2010−2011) | Lion (2008−2009) |
| Release date | 16 March 2010 (14 years ago) | 1 January 2009 (15 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $67 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Xeon X5670 and Turion X2 RM-75 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 | 6 (Hexa-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 12 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 2.93 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 3.33 GHz | 2.2 GHz |
| Bus rate | 6400 MHz | 4000 MHz |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 256 KB |
| L2 cache | 256 KB (per core) | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | 12 MB (shared) | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 65 nm |
| Die size | 239 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | 81 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 1,170 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon X5670 and Turion X2 RM-75 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 | 2 | 1 |
| Socket | FCLGA1366,LGA1366 | S1 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 35 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon X5670 and Turion X2 RM-75. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.2 | MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, Enhanced 3DNow!, NX bit, AMD64, PowerNow!, AMD Virtualization |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| PowerNow | - | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 1.0 | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | no data |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Demand Based Switching | + | no data |
| PAE | 40 Bit | no data |
Security technologies
Xeon X5670 and Turion X2 RM-75 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | no data |
| EDB | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon X5670 and Turion X2 RM-75 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
| VT-d | + | no data |
| VT-x | + | no data |
| EPT | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon X5670 and Turion X2 RM-75. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | no data |
| Maximum memory size | 288 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 3 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 32 GB/s | no data |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon X5670 and Turion X2 RM-75.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | no data |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 3.84 | 0.42 |
| Recency | 16 March 2010 | 1 January 2009 |
| Physical cores | 6 | 2 |
| Threads | 12 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 65 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 35 Watt |
Xeon X5670 has a 814.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, 200% more physical cores and 500% more threads, and a 103.1% more advanced lithography process.
Turion X2 RM-75, on the other hand, has 171.4% lower power consumption.
The Xeon X5670 is our recommended choice as it beats the Turion X2 RM-75 in performance tests.
Be aware that Xeon X5670 is a server/workstation processor while Turion X2 RM-75 is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon X5670 and Turion X2 RM-75, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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