PRO A6-8550B vs Turion II M520

Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	3155	2672
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	AMD Turion II	no data
Power efficiency	0.63	0.70
Designer	AMD	AMD
Manufacturer	no data	GlobalFoundries
Architecture codename	Caspian (2009)	Godaveri (2014−2016)
Release date	10 September 2009 (16 years ago)	29 September 2015 (10 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Turion II M520 and PRO A6-8550B 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)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	2	2
Base clock speed	no data	3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.3 GHz	4 GHz
Bus rate	3600 MHz	no data
L1 cache	128 KB	no data
L2 cache	1 MB	1024 KB
Chip lithography	45 nm	28 nm
Die size	no data	245 mm2
Maximum core temperature	no data	71 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	72 °C
Number of transistors	no data	2,411 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on Turion II M520 and PRO A6-8550B 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
Socket	Socket S1 (s1g3) 638-pin	FM2+
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Turion II M520 and PRO A6-8550B. 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
AES-NI	-	+
FMA	-	+
AVX	-	+
FRTC	-	+
FreeSync	-	+
PowerTune	-	+
DualGraphics	-	+
TrueAudio	-	+
PowerNow	+	+
PowerGating	-	+
Out-of-band client management	-	+
VirusProtect	-	+
RAID	-	+
HSA	-	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Turion II M520 and PRO A6-8550B are enumerated here.

AMD-V	-	+
IOMMU 2.0	-	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Turion II M520 and PRO A6-8550B. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	no data	DDR3-2133
Max memory channels	no data	2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	no data	AMD Radeon R5 Graphics
iGPU core count	no data	4
จำนวนพาธไลน์	no data	256
Enduro	-	+
Switchable graphics	-	+
UVD	-	+
VCE	-	+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Turion II M520 and PRO A6-8550B integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	-	+
HDMI	-	+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Turion II M520 and PRO A6-8550B integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	no data	DirectX® 12
Vulkan	-	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Turion II M520 and PRO A6-8550B.

PCIe version	no data	3.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	16

Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	0.52	1.07
Recency	10 September 2009	29 September 2015
Chip lithography	45 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	65 Watt

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