Turion II P520 vs Core 2 Duo E7200

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Aggregate performance score

Core 2 Duo E7200
2008
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.63
+23.5%
Turion II P520
2010
2 cores / 2 threads, 25 Watt
0.51

Core 2 Duo E7200 outperforms Turion II P520 by a significant 24% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo E7200 and Turion II P520 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking27882880
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataAMD Turion II
Power efficiency0.921.93
Architecture codenameWolfdale (2008−2010)Champlain (2010−2011)
Release dateApril 2008 (16 years ago)12 May 2010 (14 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo E7200 and Turion II P520 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
Base clock speed2.53 GHzno data
Boost clock speed2.53 GHz2.3 GHz
Bus rate1066 MHz3600 MHz
L1 cache64 KB128 KB
L2 cache3 MB (shared)2 MB
L3 cache0 KBno data
Chip lithography45 nm45 nm
Die size82 mm2no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)74 °Cno data
Number of transistors228 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range0.85V-1.3625Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo E7200 and Turion II P520 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 configuration1no data
SocketLGA775S1 (S1g4)
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt25 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo E7200 and Turion II P520. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataMMX, 3DNow, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4A, AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Virtualization, HyperTransport 3.0
VirusProtect-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Demand Based Switching-no data
FSB parity-no data

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo E7200 and Turion II P520 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Duo E7200 and Turion II P520 are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-x-no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo E7200 and Turion II P520. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1, DDR2, DDR3DDR3

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.

Core 2 Duo E7200 0.63
+23.5%
Turion II P520 0.51

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.

Core 2 Duo E7200 993
+22.3%
Turion II P520 812

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.

Core 2 Duo E7200 294
+1.7%
Turion II P520 289

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.

Core 2 Duo E7200 471
Turion II P520 522
+10.8%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.63 0.51
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 25 Watt

Core 2 Duo E7200 has a 23.5% higher aggregate performance score.

Turion II P520, on the other hand, has 160% lower power consumption.

The Core 2 Duo E7200 is our recommended choice as it beats the Turion II P520 in performance tests.

Note that Core 2 Duo E7200 is a desktop processor while Turion II P520 is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Core 2 Duo E7200 and Turion II P520, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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