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Features

Earlier Turion 64 processors are compatible with AMD's Socket 754. The newer "Richmond" models are designed for AMD's Socket S1. They are equipped with 512 or 1024 KiB of L2 cache, a 64-bit single channel on-die memory controller, and an 800 MHz HyperTransport bus. Battery saving features, like PowerNow!, are central to the marketing and usefulness of these CPUs.

AMD Turion processor family

Laptop

Code-named

Core

Date released

Lancaster

Richmond

Sable

solo (90 nm)

solo (90 nm)

solo (65 nm)

Mar 2005

Sep 2006

Jun 2008

Taylor

Trinidad

Tyler

Lion

dual (90 nm)

dual (90 nm)

dual (65 nm)

dual (65 nm)

May 2006

May 2006

May 2007

Jun 2008

Lion

dual (65 nm)

Jun 2008

Caspian

dual (45 nm)

Sep 2009

List of AMD Turion microprocessors

Turion 64 X2

AMD Turion 64 X2 Engineering Sample, 1.6 GHz.

Turion 64 X2 is AMD's 64-bit dual-core mobile CPU, intended to compete with Intel's Core and Core 2 CPUs. The Turion 64 X2 was launched on May 17, 2006, after several delays. These processors use Socket S1, and feature DDR2 memory. They also include AMD Virtualization Technology and more power-saving features.

AMD first produced the Turion 64 X2 on IBM's 90 nm Silicon on insulator (SOI) process (cores with the Taylor codename). As of May 2007, they have switched to a 65 nm Silicon-Germanium stressed process[citation needed], which was recently achieved through the combined effort of IBM and AMD, with 40% improvement over comparable 65 nm processes[citation needed]. The earlier 90 nm devices were codenamed Taylor and Trinidad, while the newer 65 nm cores have codename Tyler.

Turion 64 X2 Ultra

Turion 64 X2 Ultra (codenamed Griffin) is the first processor family from AMD solely for the mobile platform, based on the Athlon 64 (K8 Revision G) architecture with some specific architectural enhancements similar to current Phenom processors aimed at lower power consumption and longer battery life. The Turion Ultra processor was released as part of the "Puma" mobile platform in June 2008.

The Turion Ultra is a dual-core processor to be fabricated on 65 nm technology using 300 mm SOI wafers. It will support DDR2-800 SO-DIMMs and features a DRAM prefetcher to improve performance and a mobile-enhanced northbridge (memory controller, HyperTransport controller, and crossbar switch). Each processor core comes with 1 MiB L2 cache for a total of 2 MiB L2 cache for the entire processor. This is double the L2 cache found on the current Turion 64 X2 processor. Clock rates range from 2.0 GHz to 2.4 GHz, and thermal design power (TDP) will range from 32 watts to 35 watts.

A new feature of the Turion Ultra processor is that it implements three voltage planes: one for the northbridge and one for each core. This, along with multiple phase-locked loops (PLL), allows one core to alter its voltage and operating frequency independently of the other core, and independently of the northbridge. Indeed, in a matter of microseconds, the processor can switch to one of 8 frequency levels and one of 5 voltage levels. By adjusting frequency and voltage during use, the processor can adapt to different workloads and help reduce power consumption. It can operate as low as 250 MHz to conserve power during light use.

Additionally, the processor features deep sleep state C3, deeper sleep state C4 (AltVID), and HyperTransport 3.0 up to 2.6 GHz, or up to 41.6 GB/s bandwidth per link at 16-bit link width and dynamic scaling of HT link width down to 0-bit ("disconnected") in both directions from and to the chipset for four different usage scenarios . It also implements multiple on-die thermal sensors through integrated SMBUS (SB-TSI) interface (replaces and eliminates the thermal monitor circuit chip through SMBUS in its predecessors) with additional MEMHOT signal sent from embedded controller to the processor, and reduces memory temperature.

The Turion Ultra processor will share the same socket S1 as its predecessor (Turion 64 X2) but will not have the same pinout. It is designed to work with the RS780M chipset.

Given the above enhancements on the architecture, the cores were minimally modified and are based on the K8 instead of the K10 microarchitecture. AMD Fellow Maurice Steinman has said the cores are almost transistor-for-transistor identical to those found in the 65 nm Turion 64 X2 processors[citation needed]. This makes it more likely that Turion Ultra will avoid the clock rate scaling difficulties present in AMD's K10 products.

Turion II Ultra

Turion II Ultra (codenamed Caspian) is the mobile version of the K10.5 architecture, also known by its desktop variant Regor. It is a dual core processor, and features clock speeds of 2.4 GHz to 2.6 GHz, 2 MB total L2 cache (1 MB per core), HyperTransport at 3.6 GT/s, and a 128 bit FPU. It maintains a TDP of 35W from its predecessor Turion X2 Ultra (codenamed Griffin).

Turion II

Turion II is identical to Turion II Ultra, except that the Turion II features only 1MB of L2 cache (512KB per core), and lower clock speeds ranging from 2.2 GHz to 2.3 GHz.

Model naming methodology

The model naming scheme does not make it obvious how to compare one Turion with another, or even an Athlon 64. The model name is two letters, a dash, and a two digit number (for example, ML-34). The two letters together designate a processor class, while the number represents a performance rating (PR). The first letter is M for single core processors and T for dual core Turion 64 X2 processors. The later in the alphabet that the second letter appears, the more the model has been designed for mobility (frugal power consumption). Take for instance, an MT-30 and an ML-34. Since the T in the MT-30 is later in the alphabet than the L in ML-34, the MT-30 consumes less power than the ML-34. But since 34 is greater than 30, the ML-34 is faster than the MT-30.

The release of the Turion II Ultra and Turion II lineups have simplified name methodology; all newly released Turions have the letter "M" followed by a number designating relative performance. The higher the number, the higher the clock speed. For example, the Turion II M500 has a clock speed of 2.2 GHz while the Turion II M520 has a clock speed of 2.3 GHz.

Cores

Lancaster (90 nm SOI)

model MT-34 (top)

model MT-34 (bottom)

Stepping E5

L1 cache: 64 + 64 KiB (data + instructions)

L2 cache: 512 or 1024 KiB, fullspeed

MMX, Enhanced 3DNow!, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, AMD64, PowerNow!, NX Bit

Socket 754, HyperTransport (800 MHz, HT800)

VCore: 1.00 V - 1.45 V

Power consumption (TDP): 25/35 watt max

First release: March 10, 2005

Clock rate: 1600, 1800, 2000, 2200, 2400 MHz

25W TDP:

MT-28: 1600 MHz (512 KiB L2-Cache)

MT-30: 1600 MHz (1024 KiB L2-Cache)

MT-32: 1800 MHz (512 KiB L2-Cache)

MT-34: 1800 MHz (1024 KiB L2-Cache)

MT-37: 2000 MHz (1024 KiB L2-Cache)

MT-40: 2200 MHz (1024 KiB L2-Cache)

35W TDP:

ML-28: 1600 MHz (512 KiB L2-Cache)

ML-30: 1600 MHz (1024 KiB L2-Cache)

ML-32: 1800 MHz (512 KiB L2-Cache)

ML-34: 1800 MHz (1024 KiB L2-Cache)

ML-37: 2000 MHz (1024 KiB L2-Cache)

ML-40: 2200 MHz (1024 KiB L2-Cache)

ML-42: 2400 MHz (512 KiB L2-Cache)

ML-44: 2400 MHz (1024 KiB L2-Cache)

Richmond (90 nm SOI)

The models support the same features available in Lancaster, plus AMD-V.

L1 cache: 64 + 64 KiB (data + instructions)

L2 cache: 512 KiB, fullspeed

MMX, Enhanced 3DNow!, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, AMD64, PowerNow!, NX Bit, AMD-V

Socket S1, HyperTransport (800 MHz, HT800)

VCore: 1.00 V - 1.45 V

Power consumption (TDP): 31 watt max

First release: September 1, 2006

Clock rate: 2000, 2200 MHz

31W TDP:

MK-36: 2000 MHz (512 KiB L2-Cache)

MK-38: 2200 MHz (512 KiB L2-Cache)

Taylor & Trinidad (90 nm SOI)

Turion64-X2 for Socket S1

Dual AMD64 core

Stepping F2

L1 cache: 64 + 64 KiB (data + instructions) per core

L2 cache: 256 KiB (Taylor) or 512 KiB (Trinidad) 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, 1600 MT/s, 10.7 GB/s CPU-RAM + 6.4 GB/s CPU-I/O transfer rate)

Power consumption (TDP): 31, 33, 35 watt max

First release: May 17, 2006

Clock rate: 1600, 1800, 2000, 2200 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)

TL-64: 2200 MHz (512 KiB L2-Cache per core)

Tyler (65 nm SOI)

Dual AMD64 core

Steppings G1, G2

L1 cache: 64 + 64 KiB (data + instructions) per core

L2 cache: 512 KiB per core, fullspeed

Memory controller: dual channel DDR2-800 MHz (12.8 GB/s full-duplex CPU/RAM bandwidth)

100 MHz granularity (Dynamic P-state Transitions)

MMX, Extended 3DNow!, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, AMD64, PowerNow!, NX Bit

Socket S1, HyperTransport (800 MHz / 1600 MT/s)

Power consumption (TDP): 31, 35 watt max.

First release: 2007

Clock rate: 1700, 1800, 1900, 2000, 2200, 2300, 2400 MHz

31W TDP:

TK-53 1700 MHz (256 KiB L2-Cache per core) - thlon 64 X2 Dual-Core for Notebooks

TK-55 1800 MHz (256 KiB L2-Cache per core) - thlon 64 X2 Dual-Core for Notebooks

TL-56 1800 MHz (512 KiB L2-Cache per core)

TK-57 1900 MHz (256 KiB L2-Cache per core) - thlon 64 X2 Dual-Core for Notebooks

TL-58 1900 MHz (512 KiB L2-Cache per core)

TL-60 2000 MHz (512 KiB L2-Cache per core)

35W TDP:

TL-62 2100 MHz (512 KiB L2-Cache per core)

TL-64 2200 MHz (512 KiB L2-Cache per core)

TL-66 2300 MHz (512 KiB L2-Cache per core)

TL-68 2400 MHz (512 KiB L2-Cache per core)

Lion (65 nm SOI)

Dual AMD64 core

B1 Stepping

L1 cache: 64 + 64 KiB (data + instructions) per core

L2 cache: 512 KiB per core, fullspeed, or

L2 cache: 1 MiB per core, fullspeed

Memory controller: dual channel DDR2-800 MHz

MMX, Extended 3DNow!, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, AMD64, PowerNow!, NX bit, AMD-V

Socket S1

HyperTransport (1800 MHz, 3600 MT/s, 12.8 GB/s CPU-RAM + 14.4 GB/s CPU-I/O transfer rate)

HyperTransport (2200 MHz, 4400 MT/s on ZM-85 only)

Power consumption (TDP): 32, 35 watt max

First release: June 4, 2008

Clock rate: 2000, 2100, 2200 MHz (RM-7x, L2 cache: 1 MiB)

Clock rate: 2100, 2200, 2300, 2400 MHz (ZM-8x, L2 cache: 2 MiB)

31W TDP:

RM-70: 2000 MHz

32W TDP:

ZM-80: 2100 MHz

35W TDP:

RM-72: 2100 MHz

RM-74: 2200 MHz

ZM-82: 2200 MHz

ZM-84: 2300 MHz

ZM-85: 2300 MHz

ZM-86: 2400 MHz

Caspian (45 nm SOI)

Dual Stars core

L2 cache: 512 KiB per core, fullspeed (For Turion II, Athlon II and Sempron II), or

L2 cache: 1 MiB per core, fullspeed (For Turion II Ultra)

Memory controller: dual channel DDR2-800 MHz

MMX, Extended 3DNow!, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4a, AMD64, PowerNow!, NX bit, AMD-V

Socket S1G3

HyperTransport (1800 MHz, 3600 MT/s on M6xx/M5xx models, 1600 MHz, 3200 MT/s for M3xx models)

Power consumption (TDP): 35 watt max

Clock rate: 2000 (M1xx, L2 cache 512 KiB)

Clock rate: 2000, 2100, 2200 MHz (M3xx, L2 cache: 1 MiB)

Clock rate: 2200, 2300, 2400 MHz (M5xx, L2 cache: 1 MiB)

Clock rate: 2400, 2500, 2600, 2700 MHz (M6xx, L2 cache: 2 MiB)

25W TDP:

M100: 2000 MHz - Sempron II Single-Core (only 64 bit FPU)

M120: 2100 MHz - Sempron II Single-Core (only 64 bit FPU)

35W TDP:

M300: 2000 MHz Athlon II Dual-Core (only 64 bit FPU)

M320: 2100 MHz Athlon II Dual-Core (only 64 bit FPU)

M340: 2200 MHz Athlon II Dual-Core (only 64 bit FPU)

M500: 2200 MHz Turion II Dual-Core

M520: 2300 MHz Turion II Dual-Core

M540: 2400 MHz Turion II Dual-Core

M600: 2400 MHz Turion II Ultra Dual-Core

M620: 2500 MHz Turion II Ultra Dual-Core

M640: 2600 MHz Turion II Ultra Dual-Core

M660: 2700 MHz Turion II Ultra Dual-Core

See also

AMD mobile platform

List of AMD Turion microprocessors

List of AMD Mobile Sempron microprocessors

References

^ The Inquirer report

^ "AMD Delivers Multi-Tasking Performance On-The-Go With First 64-Bit Dual-Core Mobile Processor". AMD. 2006-05-17. http://www.amd.com/us-en/Corporate/VirtualPressRoom/0,,51_104_543~108456,00.html. Retrieved 2008-09-09. 

^ AMD mobile CPU roadmap at Engadget

^ AnandTech review

^ PC Watch image

^ a b The Inquirer report

External links

AMD official website

Reuters news report on the announcement of the chips

Physorg report on the chip becoming available

AMD Processor Roadmaps for 2007

PCworld Turion based notebooks review

Turion64 Inside Story from Mobility Guru

Acer Aspire 5020 Series Review from www.notebookreview.com

Detailed review at www.anandtech.com

Detailed review at www.gamepc.com by Chris Connolly, 4 April 2005

The Register : AMD, IBM "stress" silicon for 65nm process, by Tony Smith

Silent PC Review: Turion 64 on the Desktop

AMD Competitive Comparison

List of desktop motherboards which support the Turion 64

AMD Turion 64 X2 Mobile Technology Product Page

Article from ExtremeTech: AMD Adds Second Core To Turion Notebook Chip

Review article with comparison to Turion 64 and Intel Pentium 4/Pentium D on hardwarezone.com

Turion 64 X2 Press release

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