AMD Turion II N550 vs AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-68

Comparative analysis of AMD Turion II N550 and AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-68 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.

AMD Turion II N550

AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-68

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Turion II N550

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 9 month(s) later
Around 8% higher clock speed: 2.6 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 65 nm
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 1% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 891 vs 882
Around 1% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 877 vs 866

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	4 October 2010 vs 1 January 2008
Maximum frequency	2.6 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 65 nm
L2 cache	2048 KB vs 1024 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	891 vs 882
PassMark - CPU mark	877 vs 866

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Turion II N550
CPU 2: AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-68

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

891

882

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

877

866

Name	AMD Turion II N550	AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-68
PassMark - Single thread mark	891	882
PassMark - CPU mark	877	866

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Turion II N550	AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-68
Essentials
Architecture codename	Champlain	Tyler
Launch date	4 October 2010	1 January 2008
Place in performance rating	2449	2464
Series	AMD Turion II	2x AMD Turion 64
Vertical segment	Laptop	Laptop
Performance
64 bit support
Front-side bus (FSB)	3600 MHz	800 MHz
L1 cache	265 KB
L2 cache	2048 KB	1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	65 nm
Maximum frequency	2.6 GHz	2.4 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2	2
Compatibility
Sockets supported	S1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	35 Watt
Advanced Technologies
VirusProtect
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)