Ryzen 7 3780U vs Turion II M520
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 7 3780U outperforms Turion II M520 by a whopping 682% 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 | 3075 | 1540 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | AMD Turion II | AMD Ryzen 7 |
| Power efficiency | 0.62 | 11.24 |
| Designer | AMD | AMD |
| Manufacturer | no data | GlobalFoundries |
| Architecture codename | Caspian (2009) | Picasso-U (Zen+) (2019−2020) |
| Release date | 10 September 2009 (16 years ago) | 22 October 2019 (5 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Turion II M520 and Ryzen 7 3780U 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 | 8 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 2.3 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.3 GHz | 4 GHz |
| Bus rate | 3600 MHz | no data |
| Multiplier | no data | 23 |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | 384 KB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 2 MB |
| L3 cache | no data | 4 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 12 nm |
| Die size | no data | 209.78 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 105 °C |
| Number of transistors | no data | 4940 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Turion II M520 and Ryzen 7 3780U 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 | FP5 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 15 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Turion II M520 and Ryzen 7 3780U. 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 | MMX (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHA |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| PowerNow | + | - |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Turion II M520 and Ryzen 7 3780U are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Turion II M520 and Ryzen 7 3780U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR4 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 32 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 38.397 GB/s |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | AMD Radeon RX Vega 11 ( - 1400 MHz) |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Turion II M520 and Ryzen 7 3780U.
| PCIe version | no data | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 12 |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.51 | 3.99 |
| Recency | 10 September 2009 | 22 October 2019 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 4 |
| Threads | 2 | 8 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 12 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 15 Watt |
Ryzen 7 3780U has a 682.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, a 275% more advanced lithography process, and 133.3% lower power consumption.
The AMD Ryzen 7 3780U is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD Turion II M520 in performance tests.
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