Turion II M520 vs A8-7100

Aggregate performance score

A8-7100
2014
4 cores / 4 threads, 19 Watt
1.03
+83.9%
Turion II M520
2009
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.56

A8-7100 outperforms Turion II M520 by an impressive 84% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A8-7100 and Turion II M520 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking24402826
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD KaveriAMD Turion II
Power efficiency5.131.51
Architecture codenameKaveri (2014−2015)Caspian (2009)
Release date4 June 2014 (10 years ago)10 September 2009 (15 years ago)

Detailed specifications

A8-7100 and Turion II M520 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores4 (Quad-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads42
Base clock speed1.8 GHzno data
Boost clock speed3 GHz2.3 GHz
Bus rateno data3600 MHz
L1 cacheno data128 KB
L2 cache4096 KB1 MB
Chip lithography28 nm45 nm
Die size245 mm2no data
Number of transistors2410 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on A8-7100 and Turion II M520 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

SocketFP3Socket S1 (s1g3) 638-pin
Power consumption (TDP)19 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A8-7100 and Turion II M520. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX, FMAMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, Enhanced 3DNow!, NX bit, AMD64, PowerNow!, AMD Virtualization
AES-NI+-
FMA+-
AVX+-
FRTC+-
TrueAudio+-
PowerNow++
PowerGating+-
Out-of-band client management+-
VirusProtect+-
HSA+-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A8-7100 and Turion II M520 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
IOMMU 2.0+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A8-7100 and Turion II M520. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-1600no data
Max memory channels2no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon R5 Graphicsno data
iGPU core count4no data
Enduro+-
Switchable graphics+-
UVD+-
VCE+-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A8-7100 and Turion II M520 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A8-7100 and Turion II M520 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 12no data
Vulkan+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A8-7100 and Turion II M520.

PCIe version3.0no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

A8-7100 1.03
+83.9%
Turion II M520 0.56

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

A8-7100 1379
Turion II M520 1955
+41.8%

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

A8-7100 4134
+10.1%
Turion II M520 3754

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

A8-7100 2225
+21%
Turion II M520 1839

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

A8-7100 33.23
+1.1%
Turion II M520 33.6

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

A8-7100 2
+39.7%
Turion II M520 1

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.03 0.56
Recency 4 June 2014 10 September 2009
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 4 2
Chip lithography 28 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 19 Watt 35 Watt

A8-7100 has a 83.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 60.7% more advanced lithography process, and 84.2% lower power consumption.

The A8-7100 is our recommended choice as it beats the Turion II M520 in performance tests.


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