AMD Athlon vs AMD Turion — Difference and Comparison
AMD’s Athlon and Turion series of processors have grown very popular in the recent past. Both Athlon and Turion are a series or category of processors. When comparing processors, it is more relevant to compare specific processors rather than processor families. For example, see Comparison of AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual-core TK-57 with AMD Turion 64 X2 Dual-core Mobile TL-60. Other processors can be compared at the Compare Processors page on Diffen.
Comparison chart
| AMD Athlon | AMD Turion | |
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| L2 Cache size | 256KB per core | 512KB per core |
| Power consumption | High-upto 65W | Low- ML model upto 35W,MT model upto 25W |
| Technology | Cool’n’Quiet, Enhanced Virus Protection | PowerNow!,Enhanced Virus Protection |
| Processor Sold by | “performance rating” (PR) figure | “model number” figure |
| RAM capacity | Upto 1TB | Upto 1TB |
| Cost | Lower than Turion | Higher than Athlon |
| MMX Support | Yes | Yes |
| SSE, SSE2, SSE3 instructions | Yes-SS3 only in “Venice” and “San Diego” core | Yes |
| 3Dnow! Support | Yes | Yes |
| Usage | Mainly Desktops, TK-53 dual-core processor in notebooks(HP dv9408,HP dv6402) | Notebooks (Mobile environment like WiFi,Power Management) |
| Performance | Lower as compared to Turion | Higher as compared to Athlon |
| L1 Memory Cache | 64 KB instruction,64 KB data | 64 KB instruction,64 KB data |
| Battery Life | Lower | Higher |
| Machine Life | Lower | Higher |
| System Bus | 2000mhz | 1600mhz |
Athlon vs Turion power consumption
Turion 64 has a lower power consumption than Athlon 64.