Turion II P520 vs Turion II M520

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Aggregate performance score

Turion II M520
2009
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.56
+9.8%
Turion II P520
2010
2 cores / 2 threads, 25 Watt
0.51

Turion II M520 outperforms Turion II P520 by a moderate 10% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Turion II M520 and Turion II P520 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking28412880
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Turion IIAMD Turion II
Power efficiency1.511.93
Architecture codenameCaspian (2009)Champlain (2010−2011)
Release date10 September 2009 (15 years ago)12 May 2010 (14 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Turion II M520 and Turion II P520 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 cores2 (Dual-core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads22
Boost clock speed2.3 GHz2.3 GHz
Bus rate3600 MHz3600 MHz
L1 cache128 KB128 KB
L2 cache1 MB2 MB
Chip lithography45 nm45 nm
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Turion II M520 and Turion II P520 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.

SocketSocket S1 (s1g3) 638-pinS1 (S1g4)
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt25 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Turion II M520 and Turion II P520. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, Enhanced 3DNow!, NX bit, AMD64, PowerNow!, AMD VirtualizationMMX, 3DNow, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4A, AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Virtualization, HyperTransport 3.0
PowerNow+-
VirusProtect-+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Turion II M520 and Turion II P520 are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Turion II M520 and Turion II P520. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR3

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Turion II M520 0.56
+9.8%
Turion II P520 0.51

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Turion II M520 1955
Turion II P520 2047
+4.7%

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Turion II M520 3754
Turion II P520 3969
+5.7%

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Turion II M520 1839
Turion II P520 1863
+1.3%

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

Turion II M520 33.6
+0.3%
Turion II P520 33.7

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

Turion II M520 1
Turion II P520 1
+5.6%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.56 0.51
Recency 10 September 2009 12 May 2010
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 25 Watt

Turion II M520 has a 9.8% higher aggregate performance score.

Turion II P520, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 8 months, and 40% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Turion II M520 and Turion II P520.


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