Turion II P520 vs Ryzen 5 1500X
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 5 1500X outperforms Turion II P520 by a whopping 1031% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen 5 1500X and Turion II P520 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 1052 | 2764 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 8.65 | no data |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | AMD Ryzen 5 | AMD Turion II |
| Architecture codename | Zen (2017−2020) | Champlain (2010−2011) |
| Release date | 11 April 2017 (7 years ago) | 12 May 2010 (14 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $189 | no data |
| Current price | $111 (0.6x MSRP) | $37 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 5 1500X and Turion II P520 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 | 3.5 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 3.7 GHz | 2.3 GHz |
| Bus support | no data | 3600 MHz |
| L1 cache | 96K (per core) | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 512K (per core) | 2 MB |
| L3 cache | 16 MB (shared) | no data |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 45 nm |
| Die size | 192 mm2 | no data |
| Number of transistors | 4,800 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | Yes | No |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 5 1500X and Turion II P520 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 (Uniprocessor) | no data |
| Socket | AM4 | S1 (S1g4) |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 25 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 1500X and Turion II P520. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | XFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT | MMX, 3DNow, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4A, AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Virtualization, HyperTransport 3.0, integrated DDR3-1066 memory controller |
| AES-NI | + | no data |
| AVX | + | no data |
| VirusProtect | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 1500X and Turion II P520 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 1500X and Turion II P520. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 | DDR3 |
| Maximum memory size | 64 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 42.671 GB/s | no data |
| ECC memory support | + | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 1500X and Turion II P520.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 20 | 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.
Ryzen 5 1500X outperforms Turion II P520 by 1031% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.
Benchmark coverage: 68%
Ryzen 5 1500X outperforms Turion II P520 by 1036% in Passmark.
GeekBench 5 Single-Core
GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.
Benchmark coverage: 42%
Ryzen 5 1500X outperforms Turion II P520 by 283% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.
Benchmark coverage: 42%
Ryzen 5 1500X outperforms Turion II P520 by 599% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.
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%
Ryzen 5 1500X outperforms Turion II P520 by 123% 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%
Ryzen 5 1500X outperforms Turion II P520 by 409% 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%
Ryzen 5 1500X outperforms Turion II P520 by 297% 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 P520 outperforms Ryzen 5 1500X by 388% 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%
Ryzen 5 1500X outperforms Turion II P520 by 573% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 5.88 | 0.52 |
| Recency | 11 April 2017 | 12 May 2010 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 2 |
| Threads | 8 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 45 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 25 Watt |
The Ryzen 5 1500X is our recommended choice as it beats the Turion II P520 in performance tests.
Note that Ryzen 5 1500X is a desktop processor while Turion II P520 is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 5 1500X and Turion II P520, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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