Turion II M520 vs Core i5-750
Aggregate performance score
i5-750 outperforms Turion II M520 by a whopping 188% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Core i5-750 and Turion II M520 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 1990 | 2713 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.11 | no data |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | Core i5 (Desktop) | AMD Turion II |
| Architecture codename | Lynnfield (2009−2010) | Caspian (2009) |
| Release date | 23 September 2009 (14 years ago) | 10 September 2009 (14 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $150 | no data |
| Current price | $246 (1.6x MSRP) | $38 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Core i5-750 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 | 2.66 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 3.2 GHz | 2.3 GHz |
| Bus support | 2500 MHz | 3600 MHz |
| L1 cache | 256 KB | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | no data |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 45 nm |
| Die size | 296 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | 73 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 774 Million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Compatibility
Information on Core i5-750 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 | FCLGA1156,LGA1156 | Socket S1 (s1g3) 638-pin |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 35 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-750 and Turion II M520. 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 | - | no data |
| PowerNow | no data | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 1.0 | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | no data |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | no data |
| Demand Based Switching | - | no data |
| PAE | 36 Bit | no data |
| Status | Discontinued | no data |
Security technologies
Core i5-750 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 i5-750 and Turion II M520 are enumerated here.
| VT-x | + | no data |
| EPT | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-750 and Turion II M520. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | no data |
| Maximum memory size | 16 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 21 GB/s | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-750 and Turion II M520.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 16 | no data |
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 i5-750 outperforms Turion II M520 by 188% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core
Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.
Benchmark coverage: 20%
Core i5-750 outperforms Turion II M520 by 77% in Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core.
Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core
Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.
Benchmark coverage: 19%
Core i5-750 outperforms Turion II M520 by 194% in Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core.
3DMark06 CPU
3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.
Benchmark coverage: 19%
Core i5-750 outperforms Turion II M520 by 135% in 3DMark06 CPU.
wPrime 32
wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.
Benchmark coverage: 18%
Turion II M520 outperforms Core i5-750 by 179% in wPrime 32.
Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core
Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.
Benchmark coverage: 17%
Core i5-750 outperforms Turion II M520 by 198% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.64 | 0.57 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 2 |
| Threads | 4 | 2 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 35 Watt |
The Core i5-750 is our recommended choice as it beats the Turion II M520 in performance tests.
Note that Core i5-750 is a desktop processor while Turion II M520 is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Core i5-750 and Turion II M520, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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