i5-12600KF vs Turion II M520

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Aggregate performance score

Turion II M520
2009
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.56
Core i5-12600KF
2021
10 cores / 16 threads, 125 Watt
17.56
+3036%

Core i5-12600KF outperforms Turion II M520 by a whopping 3036% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Turion II M520 and Core i5-12600KF processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2841358
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data48.61
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Turion IIIntel Core i5
Power efficiency1.5113.29
Architecture codenameCaspian (2009)Alder Lake, Golden Cove, Gracemont (2021)
Release date10 September 2009 (15 years ago)4 November 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$264

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Turion II M520 and Core i5-12600KF 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)10 (Deca-Core)
Threads216
Base clock speedno data3.7 GHz
Boost clock speed2.3 GHz4.9 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 4.0
Bus rate3600 MHz8 × 16 GT/s
Multiplierno data37
L1 cache128 KB80K (per core)
L2 cache1 MB9.5 MB
L3 cacheno data20 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nmIntel 7 nm
Die sizeno data215.25 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Turion II M520 and Core i5-12600KF 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-pinFCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Turion II M520 and Core i5-12600KF. 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
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
PowerNow+-
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Turion II M520 and Core i5-12600KF technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Turion II M520 and Core i5-12600KF 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 i5-12600KF. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Maximum memory sizeno data128 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data76.805 GB/s

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Turion II M520 and Core i5-12600KF.

PCIe versionno data5.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.56 17.56
Recency 10 September 2009 4 November 2021
Physical cores 2 10
Threads 2 16
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 125 Watt

Turion II M520 has 257.1% lower power consumption.

i5-12600KF, on the other hand, has a 3035.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 12 years, and 400% more physical cores and 700% more threads.

The Core i5-12600KF is our recommended choice as it beats the Turion II M520 in performance tests.

Be aware that Turion II M520 is a notebook processor while Core i5-12600KF is a desktop one.


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