AMD A6-4455M vs AMD Turion X2 RM-72

Comparative analysis of AMD A6-4455M and AMD Turion X2 RM-72 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A6-4455M

  • CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 4 month(s) later
  • Around 24% higher clock speed: 2.6 GHz vs 2.1 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 65 nm
  • 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 2.1x lower typical power consumption: 17 Watt vs 35 Watt
  • Around 4% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 786 vs 756
  • Around 21% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 793 vs 653
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 15 May 2012 vs 1 January 2009
Maximum frequency 2.6 GHz vs 2.1 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm vs 65 nm
L2 cache 2048 KB vs 1024 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 17 Watt vs 35 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 786 vs 756
PassMark - CPU mark 793 vs 653

Reasons to consider the AMD Turion X2 RM-72

  • 2.8x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 3.4x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 905 vs 269
  • 4.1x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1616 vs 390
Specifications (specs)
L1 cache 256 KB vs 92 KB
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 905 vs 269
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1616 vs 390

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A6-4455M
CPU 2: AMD Turion X2 RM-72

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
786
756
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
793
653
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
269
905
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
390
1616
Name AMD A6-4455M AMD Turion X2 RM-72
PassMark - Single thread mark 786 756
PassMark - CPU mark 793 653
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 269 905
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 390 1616
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 1.495
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 3.279
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.075
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 0.164
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 0.881
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1573
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3085
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1573
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3085

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD A6-4455M AMD Turion X2 RM-72

Essentials

Architecture codename Trinity Puma
Launch date 15 May 2012 1 January 2009
Place in performance rating 2460 2454
Series AMD A-Series 2x AMD Turion
Vertical segment Laptop Laptop

Performance

64 bit support
Die size 246 mm
L1 cache 92 KB 256 KB
L2 cache 2048 KB 1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm 65 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 100 °C
Maximum frequency 2.6 GHz 2.1 GHz
Number of cores 2 2
Transistor count 1303 Million
Front-side bus (FSB) 3600 MHz
Number of threads 2

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Sockets supported FP2 S1
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 17 Watt 35 Watt

Advanced Technologies

Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
PowerNow

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)