Sempron 3000+ vs Turion II M520
Primary details
Comparing Turion II M520 and Sempron 3000+ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2820 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | AMD Turion II | no data |
| Power efficiency | 1.51 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Caspian (2009) | Palermo (2001−2005) |
| Release date | 10 September 2009 (15 years ago) | 1 October 2005 (19 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $50 |
Detailed specifications
Turion II M520 and Sempron 3000+ 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) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 1 |
| Boost clock speed | 2.3 GHz | 1.8 GHz |
| Bus rate | 3600 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 128 KB |
| L3 cache | no data | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 130 nm |
| Die size | no data | 144 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | no data | 63 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Turion II M520 and Sempron 3000+ 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 | 939 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 62 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Turion II M520 and Sempron 3000+. 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 | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Turion II M520 and Sempron 3000+. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR1 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 10 September 2009 | 1 October 2005 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 1 |
| Threads | 2 | 1 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 130 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 62 Watt |
Turion II M520 has an age advantage of 3 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 188.9% more advanced lithography process, and 77.1% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Turion II M520 and Sempron 3000+. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Turion II M520 is a notebook processor while Sempron 3000+ is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Turion II M520 and Sempron 3000+, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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