Pentium G620T vs Turion II M500
Aggregated performance score
Pentium G620T outperforms Turion II M500 by a small 5% based on our aggregated benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Turion II M500 and Pentium G620T processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 2708 | 2684 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 3.00 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | AMD Turion II | no data |
| Architecture codename | Caspian (2009) | Sandy Bridge (2011−2013) |
| Release date | 10 September 2009 (14 years ago) | 22 May 2011 (12 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $80 |
| Current price | $100 | $85 (1.1x MSRP) |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Turion II M500 and Pentium G620T 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 | 2 (Dual-core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 2 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 2.2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.2 GHz | 2.2 GHz |
| Bus support | 3600 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | no data | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 256 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | no data | 3 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 32 nm |
| Die size | no data | 131 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 65 °C |
| Number of transistors | no data | 504 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Compatibility
Information on Turion II M500 and Pentium G620T 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 | no data | 1 |
| Socket | Socket S1 (s1g3) 638-pin | FCLGA1155 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 35 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Turion II M500 and Pentium G620T. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, Enhanced 3DNow!, NX bit, AMD64, PowerNow!, AMD Virtualization | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2 |
| AES-NI | no data | + |
| AVX | no data | + |
| PowerNow | + | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | - |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | no data | + |
| Flex Memory Access | no data | + |
| FDI | no data | + |
| Fast Memory Access | no data | + |
| Status | no data | Discontinued |
Security technologies
Turion II M500 and Pentium G620T technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | - |
| EDB | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Turion II M500 and Pentium G620T are enumerated here.
| VT-d | no data | - |
| VT-x | no data | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Turion II M500 and Pentium G620T. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR3 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 32 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 17 GB/s |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | Intel® HD Graphics for 2nd Generation Intel® Processors |
| Graphics max frequency | no data | 1.1 GHz |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Turion II M500 and Pentium G620T integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | no data | 2 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Turion II M500 and Pentium G620T.
| PCIe version | no data | 2.0 |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.55 | 0.58 |
| Recency | 10 September 2009 | 22 May 2011 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 32 nm |
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Turion II M500 and Pentium G620T.
Be aware that Turion II M500 is a notebook processor while Pentium G620T is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Turion II M500 and Pentium G620T, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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