is this a good processor AMD Turion 64

billybobjoe · 08-01-2005, 04:34 AM

is this a good processor AMD Turion 64

whats the differernce between this and the amd athlon 64

alanuofm · 08-01-2005, 06:08 AM

its a mobile processor. similar to the pentium M compared to the pentium 4.

**jancz3rt** · 08-01-2005, 09:07 AM

^ I second that. Speaking from personal experience, it's a very powerful CPU. It really surprised me. My friend has it in his new Acer Ferrari 4000 (Has a 1meg cache and runs at 2.0Ghz) and seriousy I have not seen a faster notebook.

http://global.acer.com/products/notebook/fr4000.htm

JAN

**apj101** · 08-01-2005, 10:55 AM

Turion is amds mobile cpu. Stacked up against a P-M it not a powerful, and uses slightly more power. P-M is leading the pack when it come to mobile processors.

NB The P-M is not 64bit and lack SSE-3 support, (i belive this is still the case)

**Praetor** · 08-02-2005, 06:04 AM

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its a mobile processor. similar to the pentium M compared to the pentium 4.

Indeed you are right although it should be noted the Turion64 doesnt have nearly the same battery life as the PentiumM (although this is offset by an equally improved performance jump .,.. this isnt to suggest however the Turion64 isnt a mobile-capable chip)

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Stacked up against a P-M it not a powerful, and uses slightly more power. P-M is leading the pack when it come to mobile processors.

Where are you hearing this? Have a look at http://www.channelregister.co.uk/200..._turion_bench/

**apj101** · 08-02-2005, 02:54 PM

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Where are you hearing this? Have a look at http://www.channelregister.co.uk/20...d_turion_bench/

Maybe i'm missing something p, but it seems we are agreeing here. This article is saying that the Turion uses more power than the P-M, and is less powerful. Which is what i said

**Cromewell** · 08-02-2005, 03:04 PM

The benchmarks show the turion is more powerful, the P-M must not have been running at full speed for the tests, keep in mind those benchmarks were run by AMD and look at the systems they used.

**apj101** · 08-02-2005, 03:37 PM

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The benchmarks show the turion is more powerful, the P-M must not have been running at full speed for the tests, keep in mind those benchmarks were run by AMD and look at the systems they used.

Agreed the benchmarks the artcle discusses (and are from amd) show the turion as more powerful, but the the implication of the author (and my mind) indicate P-M is more powerful.
The P-M is more powerful and uses less power, is that not correct?

**Cromewell** · 08-02-2005, 03:45 PM

In low power operation no, in full power conditions yes. A fully powered P-M is more powerful than the fastest P4 and Athlon64.

**apj101** · 08-02-2005, 04:11 PM

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in full power conditions yes.

to make this clear, would a "full powered" P-M would be running faster and using less power than a "full powered" turion.

08-01-2005, 04:34 AM	#1 (permalink)
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Cromewell Moderator Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Canada Age: 24 Posts: 10,103	The benchmarks show the turion is more powerful, the P-M must not have been running at full speed for the tests, keep in mind those benchmarks were run by AMD and look at the systems they used. __________________ You know what the chain of command is? It's the chain I go get and beat you with 'til ya understand who's in ruttin' command here. I must plug a couple comics because they are good :D: www.ctrlaltdel-online.com www.userfriendly.org

08-02-2005, 03:45 PM	#9 (permalink)
Cromewell Moderator Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Canada Age: 24 Posts: 10,103	In low power operation no, in full power conditions yes. A fully powered P-M is more powerful than the fastest P4 and Athlon64. __________________ You know what the chain of command is? It's the chain I go get and beat you with 'til ya understand who's in ruttin' command here. I must plug a couple comics because they are good :D: www.ctrlaltdel-online.com www.userfriendly.org

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