N200 vs Turion II M520
Aggregate performance score
N200 outperforms Turion II M520 by a whopping 475% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Turion II M520 and N200 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2855 | 1628 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | AMD Turion II | no data |
| Power efficiency | 1.50 | 50.25 |
| Architecture codename | Caspian (2009) | no data |
| Release date | 10 September 2009 (15 years ago) | 1 January 2023 (2 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Turion II M520 and N200 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) | no data |
| Threads | 2 | 4 |
| Boost clock speed | 2.3 GHz | no data |
| Bus rate | 3600 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | no data |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | no data |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Turion II M520 and N200 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.
| Socket | Socket S1 (s1g3) 638-pin | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 6 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Turion II M520 and N200. 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 | no data |
| PowerNow | + | - |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.55 | 3.16 |
| Recency | 10 September 2009 | 1 January 2023 |
| Threads | 2 | 4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 6 Watt |
N200 has a 474.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 13 years, 100% more threads, and 483.3% lower power consumption.
The N200 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 N200, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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