A6-9220C vs Turion II M520
Aggregate performance score
A6-9220C outperforms Turion II M520 by a moderate 15% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3164 | 3087 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | AMD Turion II | AMD Bristol Ridge |
| Power efficiency | 0.63 | 4.22 |
| Designer | AMD | AMD |
| Manufacturer | no data | GlobalFoundries |
| Architecture codename | Caspian (2009) | Stoney Ridge (2016−2019) |
| Release date | 10 September 2009 (16 years ago) | 7 January 2019 (7 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Basic parameters of Turion II M520 and A6-9220C: 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 | 1.8 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.3 GHz | 2.7 GHz |
| Bus rate | 3600 MHz | no data |
| Multiplier | no data | 18 |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | 160 KB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 1 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 28 nm |
| Die size | no data | 124.5 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 90 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 74 °C |
| Number of transistors | no data | 1,200 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Turion II M520 and A6-9220C 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 | FT4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 6 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Turion II M520 and A6-9220C. 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 | Virtualization, |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| PowerNow | + | - |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Turion II M520 and A6-9220C are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Turion II M520 and A6-9220C. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR4 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 14.936 GB/s |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | AMD Radeon R5 (Stoney Ridge) ( - 720 MHz) |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Turion II M520 and A6-9220C.
| PCIe version | no data | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 8 |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.52 | 0.60 |
| Recency | 10 September 2009 | 7 January 2019 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 6 Watt |
A6-9220C has a 15% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, a 61% more advanced lithography process, and 483% lower power consumption.
The AMD A6-9220C is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD Turion II M520 in performance tests.
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