AMD Athlon II M320 vs AMD Turion X2 RM-74

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II M320 and AMD Turion X2 RM-74 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II M320

  • CPU is newer: launch date 8 month(s) later
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 65 nm
  • Around 16% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 855 vs 738
  • Around 14% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 749 vs 655
  • Around 21% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1201 vs 994
  • Around 9% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1955 vs 1795
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 10 September 2009 vs 1 January 2009
Manufacturing process technology 45 nm vs 65 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 855 vs 738
PassMark - CPU mark 749 vs 655
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1201 vs 994
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1955 vs 1795

Reasons to consider the AMD Turion X2 RM-74

  • Around 5% higher clock speed: 2.2 GHz vs 2.1 GHz
  • 2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Maximum frequency 2.2 GHz vs 2.1 GHz
L1 cache 256 KB vs 128 KB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon II M320
CPU 2: AMD Turion X2 RM-74

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
855
738
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
749
655
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
1201
994
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
1955
1795
Name AMD Athlon II M320 AMD Turion X2 RM-74
PassMark - Single thread mark 855 738
PassMark - CPU mark 749 655
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1201 994
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1955 1795

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Athlon II M320 AMD Turion X2 RM-74

Essentials

Architecture codename Caspian Lion
Launch date 10 September 2009 1 January 2009
Place in performance rating 2202 2401
Price now $30
Series AMD Athlon II 2x AMD Turion
Value for money (0-100) 11.21
Vertical segment Laptop Laptop

Performance

64 bit support
Front-side bus (FSB) 3200 MHz 3600 MHz
L1 cache 128 KB 256 KB
L2 cache 1024 KB 1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology 45 nm 65 nm
Maximum frequency 2.1 GHz 2.2 GHz
Number of cores 2 2
Number of threads 2 2

Compatibility

Sockets supported Socket S1 (S1g3) S1
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 Watt 35 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1

Advanced Technologies

PowerNow

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)