Turion II M500 vs i7-4860EQ
Aggregate performance score
Core i7-4860EQ outperforms Turion II M500 by a whopping 537% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1775 | 3120 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Core i7 | AMD Turion II |
| Power efficiency | 2.82 | 0.60 |
| Designer | Intel | AMD |
| Manufacturer | Intel | no data |
| Architecture codename | Crystalwell (2013−2014) | Caspian (2009) |
| Release date | 29 August 2013 (12 years ago) | 10 September 2009 (16 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Core i7-4860EQ 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 | 4 (Quad-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 8 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 1.8 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 3.2 GHz | 2.2 GHz |
| Bus type | DMI 2.0 | no data |
| Bus rate | 5 GT/s | 3600 MHz |
| Multiplier | 32 | no data |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | no data |
| L2 cache | 256K (per core) | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | 8 MB (shared) | no data |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 45 nm |
| Die size | 264 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 100 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 1,400 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Core i7-4860EQ 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 | Intel BGA1364 | Socket S1 (s1g3) 638-pin |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 47 Watt | 35 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-4860EQ and Turion II M500. 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 | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
| PowerNow | - | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | no data |
| TSX | + | - |
Security technologies
Core i7-4860EQ and Turion II M500 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-4860EQ and Turion II M500 are enumerated here.
| VT-x | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-4860EQ and Turion II M500. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | no data |
| Maximum memory size | 32 GB | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel HD 5200 | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 3.12 | 0.49 |
| Recency | 29 August 2013 | 10 September 2009 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 2 |
| Threads | 8 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 45 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 47 Watt | 35 Watt |
i7-4860EQ has a 536.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 104.5% more advanced lithography process.
Turion II M500, on the other hand, has 34.3% lower power consumption.
The Intel Core i7-4860EQ is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD Turion II M500 in performance tests.
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