i9-9900KF vs Turion II M520
Aggregate performance score
Core i9-9900KF outperforms Turion II M520 by a whopping 1962% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Turion II M520 and Core i9-9900KF processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2797 | 659 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 8.89 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | AMD Turion II | Intel Core i9 |
| Power efficiency | 1.51 | 11.46 |
| Architecture codename | Caspian (2009) | Coffee Lake-R (2018−2019) |
| Release date | 10 September 2009 (15 years ago) | 7 January 2019 (5 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $488 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Turion II M520 and Core i9-9900KF 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 cores | 2 (Dual-core) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 16 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 3.6 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.3 GHz | 5 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | DMI 3.0 |
| Bus rate | 3600 MHz | 4 × 8 GT/s |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | 512 KB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 2 MB |
| L3 cache | no data | 16 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 14 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 100 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 72 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Turion II M520 and Core i9-9900KF 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 configuration | no data | 1 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | Socket S1 (s1g3) 638-pin | FCLGA1151 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 95 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Turion II M520 and Core i9-9900KF. 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 | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2 |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| PowerNow | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| TSX | - | + |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
| Status | no data | Discontinued |
Security technologies
Turion II M520 and Core i9-9900KF technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | - |
| EDB | no data | + |
| Secure Key | no data | + |
| MPX | - | + |
| Identity Protection | - | + |
| SGX | no data | Yes with Intel® ME |
| OS Guard | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Turion II M520 and Core i9-9900KF are enumerated here.
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Turion II M520 and Core i9-9900KF. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR4-2666 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 128 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 42.671 GB/s |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Turion II M520 and Core i9-9900KF.
| PCIe version | no data | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 16 |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.58 | 11.96 |
| Recency | 10 September 2009 | 7 January 2019 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 8 |
| Threads | 2 | 16 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 95 Watt |
Turion II M520 has 171.4% lower power consumption.
i9-9900KF, on the other hand, has a 1962.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, 300% more physical cores and 700% more threads, and a 221.4% more advanced lithography process.
The Core i9-9900KF 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 i9-9900KF is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Turion II M520 and Core i9-9900KF, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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