AMD GX-217GA vs AMD Turion 64 MT-37

Comparative analysis of AMD GX-217GA and AMD Turion 64 MT-37 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

AMD GX-217GA

AMD Turion 64 MT-37

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD GX-217GA

CPU is newer: launch date 7 year(s) 8 month(s) later
1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
1 more threads: 2 vs 1
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 90 nm
Around 67% lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 25 Watt

Launch date	23 April 2013 vs August 2005
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Number of threads	2 vs 1
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 90 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 25 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD GX-217GA
CPU 2: AMD Turion 64 MT-37

Name	AMD GX-217GA	AMD Turion 64 MT-37
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	422
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	422
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	353
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	353
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	750
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	750
PassMark - Single thread mark		501
PassMark - CPU mark		274

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD GX-217GA	AMD Turion 64 MT-37
Essentials
Architecture codename	eKabini	Lancaster
Family	AMD G-Series
Launch date	23 April 2013	August 2005
Place in performance rating	3015	3012
Processor Number	GX-217GA
Vertical segment	Embedded	Laptop
Series		Turion 64
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1650 MHz
L1 cache	128 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB	1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	90 nm
Maximum core temperature	90 °C
Number of cores	2	1
Number of threads	2	1
Die size		125 mm
Front-side bus (FSB)		800 MHz
Maximum frequency		2 GHz
Transistor count		114 million
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2
Supported memory types	DDR3-1600
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	450 MHz
Processor graphics	Radeon HD 8280E
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	2
Graphics API support
DirectX	11.1
OpenGL	4.2
Compatibility
Sockets supported	BGA769 (FT3)	754
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	25 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0
Advanced Technologies
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
PowerNow
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)