AMD Turion II N550 vs AMD Turion X2 RM-72

Comparative analysis of AMD Turion II N550 and AMD Turion X2 RM-72 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.

AMD Turion II N550

AMD Turion X2 RM-72

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Turion II N550

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 9 month(s) later
Around 24% higher clock speed: 2.6 GHz vs 2.1 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 65 nm
Around 4% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 18% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 891 vs 756
Around 34% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 877 vs 653

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	4 October 2010 vs 1 January 2009
Maximum frequency	2.6 GHz vs 2.1 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 65 nm
L1 cache	265 KB vs 256 KB
L2 cache	2048 KB vs 1024 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	891 vs 756
PassMark - CPU mark	877 vs 653

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Turion II N550
CPU 2: AMD Turion X2 RM-72

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

891

756

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

877

653

Name	AMD Turion II N550	AMD Turion X2 RM-72
PassMark - Single thread mark	891	756
PassMark - CPU mark	877	653
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		905
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1616

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Turion II N550	AMD Turion X2 RM-72
Essentials
Architecture codename	Champlain	Puma
Launch date	4 October 2010	1 January 2009
Place in performance rating	2440	2454
Series	AMD Turion II	2x AMD Turion
Vertical segment	Laptop	Laptop
Performance
64 bit support
Front-side bus (FSB)	3600 MHz	3600 MHz
L1 cache	265 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	2048 KB	1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	65 nm
Maximum frequency	2.6 GHz	2.1 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2	2
Compatibility
Sockets supported	S1	S1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	35 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Advanced Technologies
VirusProtect
PowerNow
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)