AMD Turion II M500 vs FX-9800P

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Combined performance score

FX-9800P
1.66
+202%

FX-9800P outperforms Turion II M500 by 202% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing FX-9800P and Turion II M500 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking19392680
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Bristol RidgeAMD Turion II
Architecture codenameBristol Ridge (2016−2019)Caspian (2009)
Release date1 June 2016 (7 years old)10 September 2009 (14 years old)
Current price$926 $100

Technical specs

FX-9800P 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads42
Base clock speed2.7 GHzno data
Boost clock speed3.6 GHz2.2 GHz
Bus supportno data3600 MHz
L2 cache2 MB1 MB
Chip lithography28 nm45 nm
Die size250 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature90 °Cno data
Number of transistors3100 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on FX-9800P 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.

Socketno dataSocket S1 (s1g3) 638-pin
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by FX-9800P and Turion II M500. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsDual-Channel DDR3/DDR4-1866 Memory Controller, PCIe 3.0 x8MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, Enhanced 3DNow!, NX bit, AMD64, PowerNow!, AMD Virtualization
PowerNowno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by FX-9800P and Turion II M500. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3, DDR4no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon R7 (Bristol Ridge)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.

FX-9800P 1.66
+202%
Turion II M500 0.55

FX-9800P outperforms Turion II M500 by 202% in our combined benchmark results.


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%

FX-9800P 14.4
+141%
Turion II M500 34.76

Turion II M500 outperforms FX-9800P by 141% 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%

FX-9800P 3
+136%
Turion II M500 1

FX-9800P outperforms Turion II M500 by 136% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 1.66 0.55
Recency 1 June 2016 10 September 2009
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 4 2
Chip lithography 28 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 35 Watt

The FX-9800P is our recommended choice as it beats the Turion II M500 in performance tests.


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