Difference Between Gold and Non Gold in AMD Turion 64 X2

Hey Folks,

I've recently noticed that certain laptops (i.e. HP's Pavilion TX1220us) are sporting this new "Gold Edition" mobile platform of AMD's Turion 64 TL line. Does anyone know what exactly this "Gold Edition" means? If so I would love to know what are it's so-called benefits and advantages.

Thanks!

 

I'm getting a " 403 Forbidden" with the link...................

 

Oops...its probably because you aren't registered with the SlickDeals forum...Let me see if i can upload the CompUSA circular clipping which shows the Turion 64 Gold logo to like imagevenue...

!!!!!!!!!!....I edited my original post where you can now click on the CompUSA Circular Clipping....!!!!!!!!

 

What I think he means is the downward arrow like gold sticker where a turion processor is on top, with a graphics card sticker under it fused into one.

Edit: Nvm.

 

SmoothTofu check out the CompUSA circular for yourself, I believe it's something entirely different

 

Well, I'm not sure then, although the TL-64 IS the fastest Turion available right now.

 

Hmm ok..Thanks SmoothTofu...I've scoured the AMD website but nowhere do they discuss the "Gold Edition" or anything relating to its benefits. After Googling the search term all I get are a bunch of press releases discussing how Toshiba has recently stopped their exclusive processor deal with Intel and is now incorporating AMD processors into their lineup.

 

Yep, the gold logo denotes the fastest Turion X2 procs available, while silver is for the "middle-road". It is part of AMD's "Better By Design" initiative........

 

I searched around on Google, and noticed every single gold edition turion 64 x2 features a TL-64 processor, so perhaps notebooks with this processor get branded as 'Gold Edition'?

 

I would guess that both the TL-64 & TL-66 would get this new logo. I assume it came out with the 65nm cpus, although my TL-58 is silver (middle-road).

 

Ahh ok...Thanks R400, that really makes a ton of sense...So then I must ask you as the resident expert, enthusiast, and evangelist of AMD (I'm judging on this because of your forum icon is there REALLY that much of a performance difference in AMDs processors between lets say the TL-64 to the TL-60?

 

Or is it akin to Intel's Core 2 Duo 7300 vs. 7700 where there isn't THAT much of of a performance gain and is too costly of an upgrade...

 

For everyday general use, no. If you are media encoding, then yes. My TL-58 at 1.9Ghz has exceeded my expectations insofar as performance, which I'm happy for. The only reason I opted for the TL-58 at the time is that is was the only 65nm that I was sure of getting (besides the TK-53). The rest of the lineup likely consisted of 90nm chips that HP was trying to exhaust supply of...............

 

I would assume now, R4000, that nearly all new notebooks sporting AMD's TL line right now in stores use the 65nm socket rather than the 90nm?...And while I realize this sounds foolish what is the main advantage of using 65nm vs. 90nm (only thing that comes to mind is reduced power consumption?)

 

The socket is the same, it is just a die shrink on the cpu to finally catch up to Intel. The memory controller has been revised, but they are still very similar to the 90nm cpus in thermal characteristics..............

 

i think it must have to do with 65nm

 

Also don't forget that the new 65nm turions support and are actually capable of using 800mhz DDR2 memory. The older 90nm turions couldn't do this.

 

Yep, part of the memory controller revision. Now all they need are some platforms that will support it.....................

 

Hmm...Frankly this reminds me of the conundrum we have currently with 64 Bit processors...While the platform has been created (64bit processing), its power hasn't really been leveraged (with regards to software programs). Windows Vista (x64) is trying to take advantage of the 64 Bit processing power. At first I had given some thought about using Vista (x64), but after reading about the multitude of driver incompatibility issues it's not worth the headache.

 

Sticker cost? 10 cents, amount added to price? $50 bucks? Any more questions?

 

Hehe R4000, I see that you decided to make your avatar the top of the line AMD chip...