Intel Core i3-390M vs AMD Turion II M520

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Combined performance score

Turion II M520
0.58

Core i3-390M outperforms Turion II M520 by 40% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Turion II M520 and Core i3-390M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking26602457
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Turion IIIntel Core i3
Architecture codenameCaspian (2009)Arrandale (2010−2011)
Release date10 September 2009 (14 years old)9 January 2011 (13 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$39
Current price$38 $136 (3.5x MSRP)

Technical specs

Turion II M520 and Core i3-390M 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 data2.66 GHz
Boost clock speed2.3 GHz0.67 GHz
Bus support3600 MHz2500 MHz
L1 cache128 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache1 MB256K (per core)
L3 cacheno data3 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm32 nm
Die sizeno data81+114 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data90 °C for rPGA, 105 °C for BGA
Number of transistorsno data382+177 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Turion II M520 and Core i3-390M 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-pinBGA1288,PGA988
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Turion II M520 and Core i3-390M. 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
AES-NIno data-
FMAno data+
PowerNow+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoringno data+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
PAEno data36 Bit
FDIno data+
Fast Memory Accessno data+
Statusno dataDiscontinued

Security technologies

Turion II M520 and Core i3-390M technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Turion II M520 and Core i3-390M 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 i3-390M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data8 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data17.1 GB/s
ECC memory supportno data-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel® HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel® Processors
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data667 MHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Turion II M520 and Core i3-390M integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data2

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Turion II M520 and Core i3-390M.

PCIe versionno data2.0
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 0.58
i3-390M 0.81
+39.7%

Core i3-390M outperforms Turion II M520 by 40% in our combined benchmark results.


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.

Benchmark coverage: 20%

Turion II M520 1955
i3-390M 2829
+44.7%

Core i3-390M outperforms Turion II M520 by 45% in Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

Turion II M520 3754
i3-390M 6405
+70.6%

Core i3-390M outperforms Turion II M520 by 71% in Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

Turion II M520 1839
i3-390M 2811
+52.9%

Core i3-390M outperforms Turion II M520 by 53% in 3DMark06 CPU.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 18%

Turion II M520 33.6
i3-390M 22.5
+49.3%

Turion II M520 outperforms Core i3-390M by 49% in wPrime 32.

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

Turion II M520 1
i3-390M 2
+73%

Core i3-390M outperforms Turion II M520 by 73% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 0.58 0.81
Recency 10 September 2009 9 January 2011
Threads 2 4
Chip lithography 45 nm 32 nm

The Core i3-390M is our recommended choice as it beats the Turion II M520 in performance tests.


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