Turion II M520 vs Core 2 Duo E8400
Aggregate performance score
Core 2 Duo E8400 outperforms Turion II M520 by a substantial 30% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Core 2 Duo E8400 and Turion II M520 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2683 | 2838 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | no data | AMD Turion II |
| Power efficiency | 1.06 | 1.51 |
| Architecture codename | Wolfdale (2008−2010) | Caspian (2009) |
| Release date | 1 January 2008 (16 years ago) | 10 September 2009 (15 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Core 2 Duo E8400 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 | 2 (Dual-core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 2 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 3 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 3 GHz | 2.3 GHz |
| Bus rate | 1333 MHz | 3600 MHz |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 6 MB (shared) | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | no data |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 45 nm |
| Die size | 104 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 72 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 410 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| VID voltage range | 0.85V-1.3625V | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Core 2 Duo E8400 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 | LGA775 | Socket S1 (s1g3) 638-pin |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 35 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo E8400 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 |
| PowerNow | - | + |
| 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 E8400 and Turion II M520 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 E8400 and Turion II M520 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | no data |
| VT-x | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo E8400 and Turion II M520. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR1, DDR2, DDR3 | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Duo E8400 and Turion II M520.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.73 | 0.56 |
| Recency | 1 January 2008 | 10 September 2009 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 35 Watt |
Core 2 Duo E8400 has a 30.4% higher aggregate performance score.
Turion II M520, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and 85.7% lower power consumption.
The Core 2 Duo E8400 is our recommended choice as it beats the Turion II M520 in performance tests.
Note that Core 2 Duo E8400 is a desktop processor while Turion II M520 is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Core 2 Duo E8400 and Turion II M520, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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