AMD Athlon II Neo K125 vs AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-50

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II Neo K125 and AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-50 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 Neo K125

  • CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 11 month(s) later
  • Around 6% higher clock speed: 1.7 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 90 nm
  • 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 2.6x lower typical power consumption: 12 Watt vs 31 Watt
  • Around 14% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 616 vs 541
  • Around 4% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 823 vs 795
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 12 May 2010 vs 17 May 2006
Maximum frequency 1.7 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 45 nm vs 90 nm
L2 cache 1024 KB vs 512 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 12 Watt vs 31 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 616 vs 541
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 823 vs 795

Reasons to consider the AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-50

  • 1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
  • 1 more threads: 2 vs 1
  • Around 50% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 474 vs 315
  • Around 70% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1357 vs 799
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 2 vs 1
Number of threads 2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 474 vs 315
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1357 vs 799

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon II Neo K125
CPU 2: AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-50

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
616
541
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
315
474
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
823
795
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
799
1357
Name AMD Athlon II Neo K125 AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-50
PassMark - Single thread mark 616 541
PassMark - CPU mark 315 474
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 823 795
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 799 1357

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Athlon II Neo K125 AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-50

Essentials

Architecture codename Geneva Taylor
Launch date 12 May 2010 17 May 2006
Place in performance rating 2683 2691
Series AMD Athlon II Neo 2x AMD Turion 64
Vertical segment Laptop Laptop
Launch price (MSRP) $154

Performance

64 bit support
Front-side bus (FSB) 2000 MHz 800 MHz
L1 cache 128 KB
L2 cache 1024 KB 512 KB
Manufacturing process technology 45 nm 90 nm
Maximum frequency 1.7 GHz 1.6 GHz
Number of cores 1 2
Number of threads 1 2
Die size 147 mm
Transistor count 154 Million

Compatibility

Sockets supported S1 S1
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 12 Watt 31 Watt

Advanced Technologies

VirusProtect

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)