Athlon XP 3200+ vs Turion II M520
Aggregate performance score
Turion II M520 outperforms Athlon XP 3200+ by a whopping 225% 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 | 3588 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | AMD Turion II | no data |
| Power efficiency | 0.63 | 0.09 |
| Designer | AMD | AMD |
| Architecture codename | Caspian (2009) | Barton (2001−2004) |
| Release date | 10 September 2009 (16 years ago) | January 2001 (25 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Basic parameters of Turion II M520 and Athlon XP 3200+: 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) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 1 |
| Boost clock speed | 2.3 GHz | 2.2 GHz |
| Bus rate | 3600 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 512 KB |
| L3 cache | no data | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 130 nm |
| Die size | no data | 101 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | no data | 63 million |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Turion II M520 and Athlon XP 3200+ 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 | A |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 77 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Turion II M520 and Athlon XP 3200+. 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 | no data |
| PowerNow | + | - |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.52 | 0.16 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 1 |
| Threads | 2 | 1 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 130 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 77 Watt |
Turion II M520 has a 225% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 189% more advanced lithography process, and 120% lower power consumption.
The AMD Turion II M520 is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD Athlon XP 3200+ in performance tests.
Be aware that Turion II M520 is a notebook processor while Athlon XP 3200+ is a desktop one.
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