AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-52 vs AMD Athlon XP-M 2600+

Comparative analysis of AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-52 and AMD Athlon XP-M 2600+ processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-52

  • CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 4 month(s) later
  • 1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 90 nm vs 130 nm
  • 4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 45% lower typical power consumption: 31 Watt vs 45 Watt
  • Around 44% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 534 vs 370
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 17 May 2006 vs January 2001
Number of cores 2 vs 1
Manufacturing process technology 90 nm vs 130 nm
L2 cache 2 MB vs 512 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 31 Watt vs 45 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 534 vs 370

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon XP-M 2600+

  • Around 25% higher clock speed: 2 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
  • Around 2% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 577 vs 564
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 2 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 577 vs 564

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-52
CPU 2: AMD Athlon XP-M 2600+

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
564
577
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
534
370
Name AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-52 AMD Athlon XP-M 2600+
PassMark - Single thread mark 564 577
PassMark - CPU mark 534 370

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-52 AMD Athlon XP-M 2600+

Essentials

Architecture codename Trinidad Barton
Family AMD Turion
Launch date 17 May 2006 January 2001
OPN PIB TMDTL52CTWOF
OPN Tray TMDTL52HAX5CT
Place in performance rating 2881 2884
Series AMD Turion 64 X2 Dual-Core Mobile Technology
Vertical segment Laptop Laptop

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 1.6 GHz
Front-side bus (FSB) 800 MHz
L2 cache 2 MB 512 KB
Manufacturing process technology 90 nm 130 nm
Maximum frequency 1.6 GHz 2 GHz
Number of cores 2 1
Number of threads 2
Unlocked
Die size 101 mm
L1 cache 128 KB
Transistor count 63 million

Compatibility

Sockets supported S1 A
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 31 Watt 45 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1