AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-62 vs Intel Pentium 4 HT 531

Comparative analysis of AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-62 and Intel Pentium 4 HT 531 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Memory, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-62

Intel Pentium 4 HT 531

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-62

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 10 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: 65 nm vs 90 nm
2.4x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 84 Watt
6.1x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1024 vs 168
7.7x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1658 vs 214

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	13 April 2007 vs June 2005
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm vs 90 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 84 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1024 vs 168
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1658 vs 214

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium 4 HT 531

Around 43% higher clock speed: 3 GHz vs 2.1 GHz

Maximum frequency	3 GHz vs 2.1 GHz

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-62
CPU 2: Intel Pentium 4 HT 531

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1024

168

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1658

214

Name	AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-62	Intel Pentium 4 HT 531
PassMark - Single thread mark	724
PassMark - CPU mark	649
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1024	168
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1658	214

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-62	Intel Pentium 4 HT 531
Essentials
Architecture codename	Tyler	Prescott
Launch date	13 April 2007	June 2005
Place in performance rating	2403	3309
Series	2x AMD Turion 64	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Vertical segment	Laptop	Desktop
Processor Number		531
Status		Discontinued
Performance
64 bit support
Front-side bus (FSB)	800 MHz
L2 cache	1024 KB	1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	90 nm
Maximum frequency	2.1 GHz	3 GHz
Number of cores	2	1
Number of threads	2
Base frequency		3.00 GHz
Bus Speed		800 MHz FSB
Die size		112 mm2
L1 cache		16 KB
Maximum core temperature		67.7°C
Transistor count		125 million
VID voltage range		1.200V-1.425V
Compatibility
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	84 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported		PLGA775
Memory
Supported memory types		DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
FSB parity
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)