AMD Turion X2 RM-75 vs AMD Opteron X2 290

Comparative analysis of AMD Turion X2 RM-75 and AMD Opteron X2 290 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, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s).

AMD Turion X2 RM-75

AMD Opteron X2 290

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Turion X2 RM-75

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 0 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 65 nm vs 90 nm
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2.7x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 95 Watt

Launch date	1 January 2009 vs January 2006
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm vs 90 nm
L1 cache	256 KB vs 128 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 95 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron X2 290

Around 27% higher clock speed: 2.8 GHz vs 2.2 GHz

Maximum frequency	2.8 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Turion X2 RM-75
CPU 2: AMD Opteron X2 290

Name	AMD Turion X2 RM-75	AMD Opteron X2 290
PassMark - Single thread mark	783
PassMark - CPU mark	727
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	930
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1646
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	0.959
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	1.774
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.066

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Turion X2 RM-75	AMD Opteron X2 290
Essentials
Architecture codename	Lion	Italy
Launch date	1 January 2009	January 2006
Place in performance rating	2910	not rated
Series	2x AMD Turion
Vertical segment	Laptop	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Front-side bus (FSB)	4000 MHz
L1 cache	256 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	90 nm
Maximum frequency	2.2 GHz	2.8 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2
Transistor count		233 million
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	2
Sockets supported	S1	940
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	95 Watt
Advanced Technologies
PowerNow
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)