Turion II M500 vs i5-680
Aggregate performance score
Core i5-680 outperforms Turion II M500 by a whopping 215% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Core i5-680 and Turion II M500 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2060 | 2847 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.12 | no data |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | no data | AMD Turion II |
| Power efficiency | 2.16 | 1.43 |
| Architecture codename | Clarkdale (2010−2011) | Caspian (2009) |
| Release date | 19 April 2010 (14 years ago) | 10 September 2009 (15 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $272 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Core i5-680 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 | 2 (Dual-core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 4 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 3.6 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 3.86 GHz | 2.2 GHz |
| Bus rate | 2.5 GT/s | 3600 MHz |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | no data |
| L2 cache | 256 KB (per core) | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | 4 MB (shared) | no data |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 45 nm |
| Die size | 81 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | 73 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 382 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Core i5-680 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 | FCLGA1156 | Socket S1 (s1g3) 638-pin |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 73 Watt | 35 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-680 and Turion II M500. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.2 | MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, Enhanced 3DNow!, NX bit, AMD64, PowerNow!, AMD Virtualization |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| PowerNow | - | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 1.0 | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | no data |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Demand Based Switching | - | no data |
| PAE | 36 Bit | no data |
| FDI | + | no data |
Security technologies
Core i5-680 and Turion II M500 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 i5-680 and Turion II M500 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | no data |
| VT-x | + | no data |
| EPT | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-680 and Turion II M500. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | no data |
| Maximum memory size | 16.6 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 21 GB/s | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel Processors | no data |
| Clear Video HD | + | no data |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-680 and Turion II M500 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | 2 | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-680 and Turion II M500.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 16 | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.67 | 0.53 |
| Recency | 19 April 2010 | 10 September 2009 |
| Threads | 4 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 45 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 73 Watt | 35 Watt |
i5-680 has a 215.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 months, 100% more threads, and a 40.6% more advanced lithography process.
Turion II M500, on the other hand, has 108.6% lower power consumption.
The Core i5-680 is our recommended choice as it beats the Turion II M500 in performance tests.
Note that Core i5-680 is a desktop processor while Turion II M500 is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Core i5-680 and Turion II M500, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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