AMD's Dual Core Notebook : The Turion 64 X2 Part II
The following table shows the relationship between the utilized memory, the CPU model, and the resulting real memory clock rate.
| Applied Memory Module |
| CPU-Model | Core Clock | DDR2-667 | DDR2-533 | DDR2-400 |
| Turion 64 X2 TL-60 | 2000 MHz | 667 MHz | 500 MHz | 400 MHz |
| Turion 64 X2 TL-56 | 1800 MHz | 600 MHz | 514 MHz | 400 MHz |
| Turion 64 X2 TL-52 | 1600 MHz | 640 MHz | 533 MHz | 400 MHz |
| Turion 64 X2 TL-50 | 1600 MHz | 640 MHz | 533 MHz | 400 MHz |
| Idle Frequency | 800 MHz | 320 MHz | 320 MHz | 320 MHz |
| AMD Turion 64 X2 |
| Model | TL-60 | TL-56 | TL-52 | TL-50 |
| Frequency | 2.0 GHz | 1.8 GHz | 1.6 GHz | 1.6 GHz |
| Core Voltage | 1.075/1.10 V | 1.075/1.10 V | 1.075/1.10 V | 1.075/1.10 V |
| Max Temp | 95 °C | 95 °C | 95 °C | 95 °C |
| Thermal Design Power | 35.0 W | 33.0 W | 31.0 W | 31.0 W |
| L1 Cache | 2 x 128 kB | 2 x 128 kB | 2 x 128 kB | 2 x 128 kB |
| L2 Cache | 2 x 512 kB | 2 x 512 kB | 2 x 512 kB | 2 x 256 kB |
| CMOS Technology | 90 nm SOI | 90 nm SOI | 90 nm SOI | 90 nm SOI |
| Socket | S1 | S1 | S1 | S1 |
| AMD Turion 64 |
| Model | MT-40 | MT-37 | MT-34 | MT-32 |
| Frequency | 2.2 GHz | 2.0 GHz | 1.8 GHz | 1.8 GHz |
| Core Voltage | 1.2V | 1.2 V | 1.2 V | 1.2 V |
| Max Temp | 97 °C | 97 °C | 96 °C | 95 °C |
| Thermal Design Power | 25.0 W | 25.0 W | 24.0 W | 24.0 W |
| L1 Cache | 128 kB | 128 kB | 128 kB | 128 kB |
| L2 Cache | 1 MB | 1 MB | 1 MB | 512 kB |
| CMOS Technology | 90 nm SOI | 90 nm SOI | 90 nm SOI | 90 nm SOI |
| Socket | 754 | 754 | 754 | 754 |
Our past review at IBM ThinkPad X60s notebook review shown the superpi benchmark
| Notebook | Time to Calculate Pi to 2 Million Digits |
| IBM ThinkPad X60s (1.66 GHz LV Core Duo) | 1m 23s |
| Dell Latitude X1 (1.1 GHz ULV Pentium M) | 2m 40s |
| IBM ThinkPad T43 (1.86 GHz Pentium M) | 1m 45s |
| IBM ThinkPad X41 (1.50 GHz LV Pentium M) | 2m 02s |
| MSI 1013 (AMD Turion MT-40 ) | 1m 35s |
| Toshiba Tecra A6 (1.66GHz Core Duo) | 1m 25s |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T60 (2.0GHz Core Duo) | 1m 18s |
MSI S271 AMD Turion X2 Notebook
MSI announced the first-in-the-world and best dual core solution, the sensational MSI S271 notebook . This notebook is accessorized with AMD's most powerful X2 dual core, Turion 64 X2 Dual Core Platform processor, becoming the best candidate as the best notebook.
This brand new MSI S271 comes with a durable and elegant Al-Mg alloy case, high definition Super Glare Type 12" WXGA LCD, embedded ATi UMA graphic interface, and Digital Surround Sound, as well as some top notch features including MSI's Dual CoreCell, 802.11b/g and BlueTooth 2.0 wireless communication. All these features are stored in a compact body, only 2 cm in thickness and less than 2 kgs in weight. In short, MSI S271 is all you have dreamed for.
MSI S271 notebook , designed for the business people who are looking for high mobility and high calculation capacity, is built upon the Turion 64 X2 core, providing high multitasking efficiency and allowing your work to be done in the shortest time. It uses a full size keyboard, implying you can rapidly enter texts or documents just like you have been doing with a desktop. The Unique Butterfly Touchpad is designed with high sensibility, which results smooth operation in moving a cursor, clicking, scrolling and browsing the web pages.
MSI S271 Specifications
* AMD Turion X2 CPU
* AMD 485M + SB460 chipset
* ATI Integrated graphics
* 12.1″ WXGA display
* 256 to 2GB of DDR2 400/533/667 RAM
* 4-in-1 card reader
* 80/100/200GB HDD, 5400RPM
* Weight: 1.9kg (4.2lbs)
MSI S271 is equipped with a 12-inch high definition LCD, which comes with perfect 16:10 WXGA ratio and 1280×800 pixels. The embedded ATI RADEON Xpress200 graphic chip can handle all 3D games and professional graphic design software applications, thus satisfying the needs for work and entertainment. MSI S271 has been designed for the best performance and best hardware arrangement without considering the production cost. It comes with 512M B or 1GB of DDR2 memory and 60 ~ 120GB high capacity HDD, 5400rpm, facilitating user using more applications, even professional ones, concurrently.
This week we will review this notebook.
