i7-8557U vs Turion II M520

#ad 
Buy on Amazon
VS

Aggregate performance score

Turion II M520
2009
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.56
Core i7-8557U
2019
4 cores / 8 threads, 15 Watt
4.62
+725%

Core i7-8557U outperforms Turion II M520 by a whopping 725% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Turion II M520 and Core i7-8557U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking28401298
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Turion IIIntel Core i7
Power efficiency1.5115.62
Architecture codenameCaspian (2009)Coffee Lake-U (2018−2019)
Release date10 September 2009 (15 years ago)16 July 2019 (5 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Turion II M520 and Core i7-8557U 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads28
Base clock speedno data1.7 GHz
Boost clock speed2.3 GHz4.5 GHz
Bus rate3600 MHz4 GT/s
L1 cache128 KB256 KB
L2 cache1 MB1 MB
L3 cacheno data8 MB
Chip lithography45 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Turion II M520 and Core i7-8557U 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-pinFCBGA1528
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Turion II M520 and Core i7-8557U. 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+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
eDRAMno data128 MB
Speed Shiftno data+
My WiFino data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+

Security technologies

Turion II M520 and Core i7-8557U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
MPX-+
Identity Protection-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Turion II M520 and Core i7-8557U are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
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 i7-8557U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data32 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data37.5 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel Iris Plus Graphics 645
Max video memoryno data32 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.15 GHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Turion II M520 and Core i7-8557U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
DVIno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Turion II M520 and Core i7-8557U integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096 x 2304@30Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096 x 2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096 x 2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Turion II M520 and Core i7-8557U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Turion II M520 and Core i7-8557U.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.56 4.62
Recency 10 September 2009 16 July 2019
Physical cores 2 4
Threads 2 8
Chip lithography 45 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 15 Watt

i7-8557U has a 725% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, a 221.4% more advanced lithography process, and 133.3% lower power consumption.

The Core i7-8557U 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 i7-8557U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

Vote for your favorite

Do you think we are right or mistaken in our choice? Vote by clicking "Like" button near your favorite CPU.


AMD Turion II M520
Turion II M520
Intel Core i7-8557U
Core i7-8557U

Similar processor comparisons

We picked several similar comparisons of processors in the same market segment and performance relatively close to those reviewed on this page.

Community ratings

Here you can see how users rate the processors, as well as rate them yourself.


3.3 91 vote

Rate Turion II M520 on a scale of 1 to 5:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
3.7 12 votes

Rate Core i7-8557U on a scale of 1 to 5:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5

Questions & comments

Here you can ask a question about Turion II M520 or Core i7-8557U, agree or disagree with our judgements, or report an error or mismatch.