Turion II M520 vs Athlon X4 950
Aggregate performance score
Athlon X4 950 outperforms Turion II M520 by a whopping 307% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Athlon X4 950 and Turion II M520 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1831 | 2843 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 3.66 | no data |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | no data | AMD Turion II |
| Power efficiency | 3.28 | 1.50 |
| Architecture codename | Bristol Ridge (2016−2019) | Caspian (2009) |
| Release date | 27 July 2017 (7 years ago) | 10 September 2009 (15 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $60 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Athlon X4 950 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 cores | 4 (Quad-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 4 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 3.5 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 3.8 GHz | 2.3 GHz |
| Bus rate | no data | 3600 MHz |
| L1 cache | 128 KB (per core) | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 512 KB (per core) | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | no data |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 45 nm |
| Die size | 246 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 74 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 1,178 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | + | - |
Compatibility
Information on Athlon X4 950 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.
| Number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | no data |
| Socket | AM4 | Socket S1 (s1g3) 638-pin |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 35 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon X4 950 and Turion II M520. 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 |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| FMA | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
| PowerNow | - | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon X4 950 and Turion II M520 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon X4 950 and Turion II M520. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 Dual-channel | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 2.24 | 0.55 |
| Recency | 27 July 2017 | 10 September 2009 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 2 |
| Threads | 4 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 45 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 35 Watt |
Athlon X4 950 has a 307.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 60.7% more advanced lithography process.
Turion II M520, on the other hand, has 85.7% lower power consumption.
The Athlon X4 950 is our recommended choice as it beats the Turion II M520 in performance tests.
Note that Athlon X4 950 is a desktop processor while Turion II M520 is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon X4 950 and Turion II M520, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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