AMD Turion 64 X2 56 vs Athlon 64 X2 3250e |
Released May, 2006
AMD Turion 64 X2 56
- 1.8 GHz
- Dual core
Reasons to buy the AMD Turion 64 X2 56
 | Much lower typical power consumption 26.81W | | Higher clock speed 1.8 GHz |
| | Much lower annual home energy cost 7.95 $/year | | Higher Maximum operating temperature 95 °C |
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Released November, 2008
AMD Athlon 64 X2 3250e
- 1.5 GHz
- Dual core
Reasons to buy the Athlon 64 X2 3250e
| | Significantly more l2 cache 1 MB | | Has virtualization support Yes |
| | Much more l2 cache per core 0.5 MB/core | | Newer Nov, 2008 |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| Much lower typical power consumption | 26.81W | vs | 97.88W | 3.7x lower typical power consumption | |||
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| Higher clock speed | 1.8 GHz | vs | 1.5 GHz | More than 20% higher clock speed | |||
| Much lower annual home energy cost | 7.95 $/year | vs | 40.46 $/year | 5.1x lower annual home energy cost | |||
| Higher Maximum operating temperature | 95 °C | vs | 85 °C | More than 10% higher Maximum operating temperature | |||
| Much lower annual commercial energy cost | 28.91 $/year | vs | 89.18 $/year | 3.1x lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
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| Significantly more l2 cache | 1 MB | vs | 0 MB | Compared to all cpus, 1 MB l2 cache is just OK | |||
| Has virtualization support | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; Boosts performance of virtual machines | |||
| Much more l2 cache per core | 0.5 MB/core | vs | 0 MB/core | Compared to all cpus, 0.5 MB/core l2 cache per core is just OK | |||
| Newer | Nov, 2008 | vs | May, 2006 | Release date over 2 years later | |||
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Benchmarks Real world tests of Turion 64 X2 56 vs Athlon 64 X2 3250e
GeekBench (32-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
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Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Turion 64 X2 56 | vs | Athlon 64 X2 3250e |
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| Clock speed | 1.8 GHz | 1.5 GHz | |
| Cores | Dual core | Dual core | |
| Socket type | |||
| S1 | |||
| AM2 | |||
features | |||
| Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
| Has virtualization support | No | Yes | |
| Instruction set extensions | |||
| SSE2 | |||
| MMX | |||
| SSE3 | |||
| SSE | |||
| 3DNow! | |||
details | Turion 64 X2 56 | vs | Athlon 64 X2 3250e |
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| Threads | 2 | 2 | |
| L2 cache | 0 MB | 1 MB | |
| L2 cache per core | 0 MB/core | 0.5 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 65 nm | 65 nm | |
| Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
| Operating temperature | Unknown - 95°C | Unknown - 85°C | |
power consumption | |||
| TDP | 33W | 22W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 7.95 $/year | 40.46 $/year | |
| Annual commercial energy cost | 28.91 $/year | 89.18 $/year | |
| Typical power consumption | 26.81W | 97.88W | |
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