AMD Athlon II N370 vs AMD Turion X2 RM-74

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II N370 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.

AMD Athlon II N370

AMD Turion X2 RM-74

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II N370

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 11 month(s) later
Around 14% higher clock speed: 2.5 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 65 nm
Around 24% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 913 vs 738
Around 37% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 899 vs 655

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	16 December 2010 vs 1 January 2009
Maximum frequency	2.5 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 65 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	913 vs 738
PassMark - CPU mark	899 vs 655

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon II N370
CPU 2: AMD Turion X2 RM-74

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

913

738

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

899

655

Name	AMD Athlon II N370	AMD Turion X2 RM-74
PassMark - Single thread mark	913	738
PassMark - CPU mark	899	655
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		994
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1795

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon II N370	AMD Turion X2 RM-74
Essentials
Architecture codename	Champlain	Lion
Launch date	16 December 2010	1 January 2009
Place in performance rating	2408	2393
Series	AMD Athlon II	2x AMD Turion
Vertical segment	Laptop	Laptop
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	117.5 mm
Front-side bus (FSB)	3200 MHz	3600 MHz
L1 cache	256 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB	1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	65 nm
Maximum frequency	2.5 GHz	2.2 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2	2
Transistor count	234 Million
Compatibility
Sockets supported	S1	S1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	35 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Advanced Technologies
VirusProtect
PowerNow
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)