Turion II M520 vs Ryzen 5 5500GT
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 5 5500GT outperforms Turion II M520 by a whopping 2171% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen 5 5500GT and Turion II M520 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 598 | 2826 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 65.55 | no data |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | no data | AMD Turion II |
| Power efficiency | 18.52 | 1.51 |
| Architecture codename | Cezanne (2021−2024) | Caspian (2009) |
| Release date | 8 January 2024 (less than a year ago) | 10 September 2009 (15 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $125 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 5 5500GT 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 | 6 (Hexa-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 12 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 3.6 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 4.4 GHz | 2.3 GHz |
| Bus rate | no data | 3600 MHz |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 512 KB (per core) | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | 16 MB | no data |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 45 nm |
| Die size | 180 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 95 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 10,700 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | no data | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | + | - |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 5 5500GT 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 | AM4 | Socket S1 (s1g3) 638-pin |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 35 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 5500GT and Turion II M520. 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 | - | + |
| Precision Boost 2 | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 5500GT and Turion II M520 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 5500GT and Turion II M520. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon Vega 7 | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 5500GT and Turion II M520.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 16 | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 12.72 | 0.56 |
| Recency | 8 January 2024 | 10 September 2009 |
| Physical cores | 6 | 2 |
| Threads | 12 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 45 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 35 Watt |
Ryzen 5 5500GT has a 2171.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 14 years, 200% more physical cores and 500% more threads, and a 542.9% more advanced lithography process.
Turion II M520, on the other hand, has 85.7% lower power consumption.
The Ryzen 5 5500GT is our recommended choice as it beats the Turion II M520 in performance tests.
Note that Ryzen 5 5500GT is a desktop processor while Turion II M520 is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 5 5500GT and Turion II M520, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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