AMD Turion X2 RM-72 vs AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-68

Comparative analysis of AMD Turion X2 RM-72 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, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD Turion X2 RM-72

AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-68

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Turion X2 RM-72

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 0 month(s) later

Launch date	1 January 2009 vs 1 January 2008

Reasons to consider the AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-68

Around 14% higher clock speed: 2.4 GHz vs 2.1 GHz
Around 17% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 882 vs 756
Around 33% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 866 vs 653

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	2.4 GHz vs 2.1 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	882 vs 756
PassMark - CPU mark	866 vs 653

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Turion X2 RM-72
CPU 2: AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-68

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

756

882

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

653

866

Name	AMD Turion X2 RM-72	AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-68
PassMark - Single thread mark	756	882
PassMark - CPU mark	653	866
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	905
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1616

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Turion X2 RM-72	AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-68
Essentials
Architecture codename	Puma	Tyler
Launch date	1 January 2009	1 January 2008
Place in performance rating	2451	2464
Series	2x AMD Turion	2x AMD Turion 64
Vertical segment	Laptop	Laptop
Performance
64 bit support
Front-side bus (FSB)	3600 MHz	800 MHz
L1 cache	256 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB	1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	65 nm
Maximum frequency	2.1 GHz	2.4 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2	2
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Sockets supported	S1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	35 Watt
Advanced Technologies
PowerNow
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)