Turion X2 RM-74 vs Turion II M520

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Aggregate performance score

Turion II M520
2009
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.56
+21.7%
Turion X2 RM-74
2009
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.46

Turion II M520 outperforms Turion X2 RM-74 by a significant 22% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Turion II M520 and Turion X2 RM-74 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking28402942
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Turion II2x AMD Turion
Power efficiency1.511.24
Architecture codenameCaspian (2009)Lion (2008−2009)
Release date10 September 2009 (15 years ago)1 January 2009 (15 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Turion II M520 and Turion X2 RM-74 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 GHz2.2 GHz
Bus rate3600 MHz3600 MHz
L1 cache128 KB256 KB
L2 cache1 MB1 MB
L3 cacheno data0 KB
Chip lithography45 nm65 nm
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Turion II M520 and Turion X2 RM-74 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 configurationno data1
SocketSocket S1 (s1g3) 638-pinS1
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Turion II M520 and Turion X2 RM-74. 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, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, Enhanced 3DNow!, NX bit, AMD64, PowerNow!, AMD Virtualization
PowerNow++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Turion II M520 and Turion X2 RM-74 are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

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
+21.7%
Turion X2 RM-74 0.46

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
+12.4%
Turion X2 RM-74 1740

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
+11.1%
Turion X2 RM-74 3380

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
+17.8%
Turion X2 RM-74 1561

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.56 0.46
Recency 10 September 2009 1 January 2009
Chip lithography 45 nm 65 nm

Turion II M520 has a 21.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 months, and a 44.4% more advanced lithography process.

The Turion II M520 is our recommended choice as it beats the Turion X2 RM-74 in performance tests.


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