The Turion 64 X2 series is based on the AMD K8 core, which is used in AMD's extremely successful Athlon 64 and Opteron series. Turion 64 X2 processors build upon K8's feature set with Multi-core Power Management, AMD Digital Media Xpress, and AMD Virtualization. Multi-core Power Management enables voltage and clock multiplier adjustments on a per-core basis. The result is reduced power consumption and extended battery life.AMD Virtualization technology, enables hardware virtualization support. This means that virtual operating systems will approach or equal the speed of a native operating system. For business and corporate users, AMD Virtualization technology will be incredibly useful.