Duo U2400 vs Turion II M520
Aggregate performance score
Turion II M520 outperforms Core Duo U2400 by a whopping 247% 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 | 3615 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | AMD Turion II | Core Duo |
| Power efficiency | 0.63 | 0.70 |
| Designer | AMD | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Caspian (2009) | Yonah (2005−2006) |
| Release date | 10 September 2009 (16 years ago) | no data |
Detailed specifications
Basic parameters of Turion II M520 and Core Duo U2400: 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 | 1.06 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.3 GHz | 1.06 GHz |
| Bus rate | 3600 MHz | 533 MHz |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | no data |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | no data |
| L3 cache | no data | 2 MB L2 KB |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 65 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 100 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| VID voltage range | no data | 0.8-1.1V |
Compatibility
Information on Turion II M520 and Core Duo U2400 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.
| Socket | Socket S1 (s1g3) 638-pin | PBGA479 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 9 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Turion II M520 and Core Duo U2400. 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 | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | - |
| Idle States | no data | - |
| Demand Based Switching | no data | - |
| PAE | no data | 32 Bit |
| FSB parity | no data | - |
Security technologies
Turion II M520 and Core Duo U2400 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 M520 and Core Duo U2400 are enumerated here.
| VT-x | no data | + |
Synthetic benchmarks
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating.
wPrime 32
wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.52 | 0.15 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 65 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 9 Watt |
Turion II M520 has a 247% higher aggregate performance score, and a 44% more advanced lithography process.
Duo U2400, on the other hand, has 289% lower power consumption.
The AMD Turion II M520 is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Core Duo U2400 in performance tests.
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