Turion II Ultra M620 vs Athlon II P320

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Aggregate performance score

Athlon II P320
2010
2 cores / 2 threads, 25 Watt
0.43
Turion II Ultra M620
2009
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.51
+18.6%

Turion II Ultra M620 outperforms Athlon II P320 by a moderate 19% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon II P320 and Turion II Ultra M620 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking29612881
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Athlon IIAMD Turion II Ultra
Power efficiency1.641.39
Architecture codenameChamplain (2010−2011)Caspian (2009)
Release date12 May 2010 (14 years ago)10 September 2009 (15 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Athlon II P320 and Turion II Ultra M620 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 cores2 (Dual-core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads22
Boost clock speed2.1 GHz2.5 GHz
Bus rate3200 MHz3600 MHz
L1 cache256 KBno data
L2 cache1 MB2 MB
Chip lithography45 nm45 nm
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Athlon II P320 and Turion II Ultra M620 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.

SocketS1g4Socket S1 (s1g3) 638-pin
Power consumption (TDP)25 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon II P320 and Turion II Ultra M620. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsSSE-3, SSE4A, 3DNow!, MMX, DEP, SVMMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, Enhanced 3DNow!, NX bit, AMD64, PowerNow!, AMD Virtualization
PowerNow-+

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.

Athlon II P320 0.43
Turion II Ultra M620 0.51
+18.6%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Athlon II P320 695
Turion II Ultra M620 814
+17.1%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Athlon II P320 174
Turion II Ultra M620 297
+70.7%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Athlon II P320 320
Turion II Ultra M620 550
+71.9%

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.

Athlon II P320 36.45
Turion II Ultra M620 31.3
+16.5%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.43 0.51
Recency 12 May 2010 10 September 2009
Power consumption (TDP) 25 Watt 35 Watt

Athlon II P320 has an age advantage of 8 months, and 40% lower power consumption.

Turion II Ultra M620, on the other hand, has a 18.6% higher aggregate performance score.

The Turion II Ultra M620 is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon II P320 in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon II P320 and Turion II Ultra M620, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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