i3-1115G4 vs Turion II M520

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Aggregate performance score

Turion II M520
2009
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.56
Core i3-1115G4
2020
2 cores / 4 threads, 28 Watt
3.80
+579%

Core i3-1115G4 outperforms Turion II M520 by a whopping 579% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Turion II M520 and Core i3-1115G4 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking28411479
Place by popularitynot in top-10047
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Turion IIIntel Tiger Lake
Power efficiency1.5112.84
Architecture codenameCaspian (2009)Tiger Lake-UP3 (2020−2021)
Release date10 September 2009 (15 years ago)2 September 2020 (4 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Turion II M520 and Core i3-1115G4 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 cores2 (Dual-core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads24
Base clock speedno data3 GHz
Boost clock speed2.3 GHz4.1 GHz
Bus rate3600 MHz4 GT/s
L1 cache128 KB96K (per core)
L2 cache1 MB1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cacheno data6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm10 nm SuperFin
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Turion II M520 and Core i3-1115G4 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 configurationno data1
SocketSocket S1 (s1g3) 638-pinFCBGA1449
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt28 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Turion II M520 and Core i3-1115G4. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, Enhanced 3DNow!, NX bit, AMD64, PowerNow!, AMD VirtualizationIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI-+
FMA-+
AVX-+
PowerNow+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Turion II M520 and Core i3-1115G4 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
SGXno data-
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Turion II M520 and Core i3-1115G4 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Turion II M520 and Core i3-1115G4. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data64 GB
Max memory channelsno data2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel UHD Graphics for 11th Gen Intel Processors
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.25 GHz
Execution Unitsno data48

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Turion II M520 and Core i3-1115G4 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Turion II M520 and Core i3-1115G4 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data7680x4320@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Turion II M520 and Core i3-1115G4 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12.1
OpenGLno data4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Turion II M520 and Core i3-1115G4.

PCIe versionno data4.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

Synthetic benchmark performance

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. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Turion II M520 0.56
i3-1115G4 3.80
+579%

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Turion II M520 1955
i3-1115G4 8018
+310%

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Turion II M520 3754
i3-1115G4 16265
+333%

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Turion II M520 1839
i3-1115G4 6331
+244%

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.

Turion II M520 33.6
i3-1115G4 11.76
+186%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.56 3.80
Recency 10 September 2009 2 September 2020
Threads 2 4
Chip lithography 45 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 28 Watt

i3-1115G4 has a 578.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, 100% more threads, a 350% more advanced lithography process, and 25% lower power consumption.

The Core i3-1115G4 is our recommended choice as it beats the Turion II M520 in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Turion II M520 and Core i3-1115G4, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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