Turion II M520 vs Ryzen Threadripper 1900X

Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	969	3164
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	2.58	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	AMD Ryzen Threadripper	AMD Turion II
Power efficiency	3.25	0.63
Designer	AMD	AMD
Manufacturer	GlobalFoundries	no data
Architecture codename	Zen (2017−2020)	Caspian (2009)
Release date	30 July 2017 (8 years ago)	10 September 2009 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$549	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Performance to price scatter graph

Detailed specifications

Ryzen Threadripper 1900X 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	8 (Octa-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	16	2
Base clock speed	3.8 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	3.8 GHz	2.3 GHz
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	3600 MHz
Multiplier	38	no data
L1 cache	768 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	4 MB	1 MB
L3 cache	16 MB	no data
Chip lithography	14 nm	45 nm
Die size	213 mm2	no data
Number of transistors	9600 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen Threadripper 1900X 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 (Uniprocessor)	no data
Socket	SP3r2	Socket S1 (s1g3) 638-pin
Power consumption (TDP)	180 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen Threadripper 1900X 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	-	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen Threadripper 1900X and Turion II M520 are enumerated here.

AMD-V

+

-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen Threadripper 1900X and Turion II M520. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4 Quad-channel	no data
Maximum memory size	2 TiB	no data
Max memory channels	4	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	85.33 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen Threadripper 1900X and Turion II M520.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	60	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	9.62	0.52
Recency	30 July 2017	10 September 2009
Physical cores	8	2
Threads	16	2
Chip lithography	14 nm	45 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	180 Watt	35 Watt