Turion 64 X2
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Turion 64 X2 is AMD's 64-bit dual-core mobile processor, intended to compete with Intel's Core and upcoming Core 2 processors. The Turion 64 X2s [were launched May 17, 2006], after several delays. These processors use Socket S1, and feature DDR2 memory. They also include more power-saving features.
AMD Turion 64 X2 first appeared on IBM's 90 nm Silicon on insulator (SOI) process (Taylor), but will migrate to 65 nm (Tyler), likely with Silicon-Germanium (SiGe) stressed process which was recently achieved through the combined effort of IBM and AMD, with 40% improvement over comparable 65 nm processes.
Cores
Taylor (90 nm SOI)
- Dual AMD64 core
- L1 cache: 64 + 64 KiB (data + instructions) per core
- L2 cache: 256 or 512 KiB per core, fullspeed
- Memory controller: dual channel DDR2-667 MHz
- MMX, Extended 3DNow!, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, AMD64, PowerNow!, NX Bit
- Socket S1, HyperTransport (800 MHz, HT800)
- Power consumption (TDP): 31, 33, 35 Watt max
- First release: May 17, 2006
- Clock rate: 1600, 1800, 2000 MHz
- * 31W TDP:
- ** TL-50: 1600 MHz (256 KiB L2-Cache per core)
- ** TL-52: 1600 MHz (512 KiB L2-Cache per core)
- * 33W TDP:
- ** TL-56: 1800 MHz (512 KiB L2-Cache per core)
- * 35W TDP:
- ** TL-60: 2000 MHz (512 KiB L2-Cache per core)
Tyler (65 nm SOI)
- Dual AMD64 core
- L1 cache: 64 + 64 KiB (data + instructions) per core
- L2 cache: 512 KiB per core, fullspeed
- Memory controller: dual channel DDR2-800 MHz
- 100 MHz per second granularity (Dynamic P-state Transitions)
- MMX, Extended 3DNow!, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, AMD64, PowerNow!, NX Bit
- Socket S1, HyperTransport
- Power consumption (TDP): 35 Watt max
- First release: First Half, 2007
See also
External links
- [AMD Turion 64 X2 Mobile Technology Product Page]
- [Review article with comparison to Turion 64 and Intel Core Duo on hardwarezone.com]
- [Turion 64 X2 Press release]
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