Turion II M500 vs Athlon II X4 620e
Aggregate performance score
Athlon II X4 620e outperforms Turion II M500 by a whopping 244% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Athlon II X4 620e and Turion II M500 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1993 | 2843 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | no data | AMD Turion II |
| Power efficiency | 3.84 | 1.43 |
| Architecture codename | Propus (2009−2011) | Caspian (2009) |
| Release date | 3 May 2011 (13 years ago) | 10 September 2009 (15 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Athlon II X4 620e and Turion II M500 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 cores | 4 (Quad-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 4 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 2.6 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 2.6 GHz | 2.2 GHz |
| Bus rate | no data | 3600 MHz |
| L1 cache | 128 KB (per core) | no data |
| L2 cache | 512 KB (per core) | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | no data |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 45 nm |
| Die size | 169 mm2 | no data |
| Number of transistors | 300 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Athlon II X4 620e and Turion II M500 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.
| Number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | no data |
| Socket | AM3 | Socket S1 (s1g3) 638-pin |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 35 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon II X4 620e and Turion II M500. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, Enhanced 3DNow!, NX bit, AMD64, PowerNow!, AMD Virtualization |
| PowerNow | - | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon II X4 620e and Turion II M500. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon II X4 620e and Turion II M500.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.86 | 0.54 |
| Recency | 3 May 2011 | 10 September 2009 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 2 |
| Threads | 4 | 2 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 35 Watt |
Athlon II X4 620e has a 244.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.
Turion II M500, on the other hand, has 28.6% lower power consumption.
The Athlon II X4 620e is our recommended choice as it beats the Turion II M500 in performance tests.
Note that Athlon II X4 620e is a desktop processor while Turion II M500 is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon II X4 620e and Turion II M500, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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