Ryzen 3 3200G vs Turion II M520
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 3 3200G outperforms Turion II M520 by a whopping 667% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3164 | 1626 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 29 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 8.90 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | AMD Turion II | AMD Ryzen 3 |
| Power efficiency | 0.63 | 2.59 |
| Designer | AMD | AMD |
| Manufacturer | no data | GlobalFoundries |
| Architecture codename | Caspian (2009) | Picasso (2019−2022) |
| Release date | 10 September 2009 (16 years ago) | 7 July 2019 (6 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $99 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Turion II M520 and Ryzen 3 3200G 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) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 3.6 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.3 GHz | 4 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | PCIe 3.0 |
| Bus rate | 3600 MHz | no data |
| Multiplier | no data | 36 |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | 96 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 512 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | no data | 4 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 12 nm |
| Die size | no data | 210 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | no data | 4,940 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Turion II M520 and Ryzen 3 3200G 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 | AM4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Turion II M520 and Ryzen 3 3200G. 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 | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| PowerNow | + | - |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Turion II M520 and Ryzen 3 3200G are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Turion II M520 and Ryzen 3 3200G. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR4 Dual-channel |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 64 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 46.933 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | AMD Radeon Vega 8 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Turion II M520 and Ryzen 3 3200G.
| PCIe version | no data | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 20 |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.52 | 3.99 |
| Recency | 10 September 2009 | 7 July 2019 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 4 |
| Threads | 2 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 12 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 65 Watt |
Turion II M520 has 86% lower power consumption.
Ryzen 3 3200G, on the other hand, has a 667% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 275% more advanced lithography process.
The AMD Ryzen 3 3200G is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD Turion II M520 in performance tests.
Be aware that Turion II M520 is a notebook processor while Ryzen 3 3200G is a desktop one.
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