Intel Atom x6214RE vs AMD Turion X2 RM-72

Comparative analysis of Intel Atom x6214RE and AMD Turion X2 RM-72 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Atom x6214RE

AMD Turion X2 RM-72

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Atom x6214RE

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 10 nm vs 65 nm
Around 50% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
5.8x lower typical power consumption: 6 Watt vs 35 Watt
Around 70% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1109 vs 653

Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm vs 65 nm
L2 cache	1.5 MB vs 1024 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	6 Watt vs 35 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	1109 vs 653

Reasons to consider the AMD Turion X2 RM-72

Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	756 vs 754

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Atom x6214RE
CPU 2: AMD Turion X2 RM-72

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

754

756

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1109

653

Name	Intel Atom x6214RE	AMD Turion X2 RM-72
PassMark - Single thread mark	754	756
PassMark - CPU mark	1109	653
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		905
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1616

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Atom x6214RE	AMD Turion X2 RM-72
Essentials
Launch date	Q1'23	1 January 2009
Launch price (MSRP)	$47
Place in performance rating	2600	2454
Processor Number	X6214RE
Architecture codename		Puma
Series		2x AMD Turion
Vertical segment		Laptop
Performance
Base frequency	1.40 GHz
L2 cache	1.5 MB	1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	65 nm
Maximum core temperature	85 °C
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2	2
64 bit support
Front-side bus (FSB)		3600 MHz
L1 cache		256 KB
Maximum frequency		2.1 GHz
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	51.2 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB
Supported memory types	4x32 LPDDR4/x 3200MT/s Max 16GB / 2x64 DDR4 3200MT/s Max 32GB LPDDR4/x & DDR4 with In-Band ECC
Graphics
Execution Units	16
Graphics base frequency	400 MHz
Processor graphics	Intel UHD Graphics for 10th Gen Intel Processors
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FCBGA1493	S1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	6 Watt	35 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	8
PCI Express revision	3.0
Advanced Technologies
PowerNow
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)