AMD Turion 64 X2 mobile technology TL-66 2.3GHz Dual-Core (TMDTL66HAX5DM) Processor

A nice little processor for computers that can use it

Obviously there are much better processors available, but can your system support them? Probably not, which is why you're looking at these Turions. Generally, any of the initial 64 bit AMD processors tend to fall into this category. I upgraded my e627 notebook from a TF-20 to this TL-66. Anything in the TL-6x, 5x, etc., will work. The TL-66 is a great upgrade for most systems that can handle it. It's one step away from "top of the line", and in my opinion is a better fit for an older system because it's less likely to overheat. Mine gets to 90 celsius before throttling back, but with some undervolting I have it running at about 75 at full load. Mind you, my laptop was designed for a single core processor running at 15 watts, this is a 35 watt dual core part. Even without undervolting, if you're running Windows, it seems to do a good job at handling the thermals and voltages by default.. So you likely wont have to do anything.

All in all, considering this processor is performance-wise on par with some of the newest quad-core Baytrail offerings, I'd say it's still quite relevant. Made a world of difference in my 8 year old laptop. I actually have it running a DVR server connected to my HDHomeRun TV tuner, and it can simultaneously record multiple shows while streaming to multiple devices. The processor can keep up with it just fine. I'm actually typing out this review on the laptop with that processor while I have the DVR software recording shows at this very moment, WITH 3d desktop features activated. Thing isn't even sluggish right now, wouldn't even know it's recording if I didn't see the network activity light flashing like crazy.

So if you're on the fence on whether an upgrade from a TF series processor is worth it, there is no doubt in my mind. World of difference.Read full review

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Great microchip for it's time, but alas, it's time has passed

The TL-66 is officially the first laptop chip to surpass Cray's 1983 super computer in speed and teraflops. This gave my old, old dell 1521 an almost 25% boost in speed. Not really designed for teardown and rebuild, this chip was an exercise in fun and discovery for me as even "slower" modern architecture beats this out in threads and cores. Fun anyway, and I've been discovering how fast linux can be even on older hardwareRead full review

Upgrade to Acer Aspire 5532 (Windows 10 Home)

After replacing my laptop's original CPU (AMD Athlon 64 TF-20) with this one (AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-66), normal processes, such as opening/closing apps, surfing the web, watching Youtube videos, became MUCH easier to handle. Viewing the performance from the task manager (with Paint and Settings also open), CPU utilization went down from 100% to 5-10%.
(As a side note, I used Arctic Silver 5 AS5-3.5G Thermal Paste.)Read full review

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Great bang for the buck!

Changed my old cpu 1.9ghz to this cpu and now have a noticeable difference in speed. I wouldn't have expected that big of a difference but it is! It has put life back into my old Emachines 627 and I am going to really enjoy knowing that I did this upgrade.Read full review

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AMD Turion 64X2 TL-66 2.3GHz Dual-Core (TMDTL66HAX5DM)

Installed in a HP Compaq 6715b laptop, works great! Replaced the TL-60 2.0GHz that was originally installed. Minor upgrade, minimal speed increase.

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Great upgrade for older laptops.

Relatively easy to install on an older HP DV2000 laptop. Only wished they had the faster CPUs more readily available.

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CPU upgrade for my HP laptop

Upgraded my HP dv2000 series laptop with this from a TL-58. It does generate a bit more heat, but with a little bit of undervolting (and stress testing for several hours), laptop is rock-stable and runs cooler than ever!Read full review

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great product

Processor itself is great, but it took a while to open up the laptop and install it. I'm glad i did it, though, my laptop moves much faster now.

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Good step up for a Dell Latitude D531

Upgraded a Dell Latitude D531 from a TL-52 to this TL-66. Made a big difference. It just takes some time to take the laptop apart to change out the processor. Glad it came with a small pouch of thermal compound.Read full review

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Picked up some speed on my old laptop.....

Fairly easy install... Took about 10 minutes...

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