Xeon Bronze 3206R vs Turion II M520
Aggregate performance score
Xeon Bronze 3206R outperforms Turion II M520 by a whopping 1100% 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 | 3122 | 1255 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Server |
| Series | AMD Turion II | no data |
| Power efficiency | no data | 7.72 |
| Designer | AMD | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Caspian (2009) | no data |
| Release date | 10 September 2009 (16 years ago) | 1 January 2020 (5 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Turion II M520 and Xeon Bronze 3206R 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) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 8 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 1.9 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.3 GHz | 1.9 GHz |
| Bus rate | 3600 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | no data |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | no data |
| L3 cache | no data | 11 MB |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 14 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 78 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Turion II M520 and Xeon Bronze 3206R 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.
| Socket | Socket S1 (s1g3) 638-pin | FCLGA3647 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 1 MB | 85 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Turion II M520 and Xeon Bronze 3206R. 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 | Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512 |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| PowerNow | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Speed Shift | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | - |
| TSX | - | + |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | no data | - |
| Deep Learning Boost | - | + |
Security technologies
Turion II M520 and Xeon Bronze 3206R technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
| EDB | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Turion II M520 and Xeon Bronze 3206R are enumerated here.
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Turion II M520 and Xeon Bronze 3206R. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR4-2133 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 1 TB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 6 |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Turion II M520 and Xeon Bronze 3206R.
| PCIe version | no data | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 48 |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.51 | 6.12 |
| Recency | 10 September 2009 | 1 January 2020 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 8 |
| Threads | 2 | 8 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 1 Watt | 85 Watt |
Turion II M520 has 8400% lower power consumption.
Xeon Bronze 3206R, on the other hand, has a 1100% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 221.4% more advanced lithography process.
The Intel Xeon Bronze 3206R 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 Xeon Bronze 3206R is a server/workstation one.
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