i9-12900F vs Turion II N530

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Aggregate performance score

Turion II N530
2010
2 cores / 2 threads, 2 Watt
0.48
Core i9-12900F
2022
16 cores / 24 threads, 65 Watt
20.30
+4129%

Core i9-12900F outperforms Turion II N530 by a whopping 4129% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking3151333
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Turion IIno data
Power efficiencyno data33.53
DesignerAMDIntel
Manufacturerno dataIntel
Architecture codenameChamplain (2010−2011)Alder Lake-S (2022)
Release date12 May 2010 (15 years ago)4 January 2022 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Turion II N530 and Core i9-12900F 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)16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Performance-coresno data8
Efficient-coresno data8
Threads224
Base clock speedno data2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed2.5 GHz5.1 GHz
Bus rate3600 MHzno data
L1 cache265 KB80K (per core)
L2 cache2 MB1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cacheno data30 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nmIntel 7 nm
Die sizeno data215 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Turion II N530 and Core i9-12900F 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
SocketS1FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)2 MB65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Turion II N530 and Core i9-12900F. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, 3DNow!, SSE(1,2,3,4A), AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Virtualization, HyperTransport 3.0Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
VirusProtect+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Turion II N530 and Core i9-12900F technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Turion II N530 and Core i9-12900F are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Turion II N530 and Core i9-12900F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Maximum memory sizeno data128 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data76.8 GB/s

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Turion II N530 and Core i9-12900F.

PCIe versionno data5.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

Synthetic benchmarks

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.

Turion II N530 0.48
i9-12900F 20.30
+4129%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.

Turion II N530 855
Samples: 22
i9-12900F 35873
+4096%
Samples: 400

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.48 20.30
Recency 12 May 2010 4 January 2022
Physical cores 2 16
Threads 2 24
Power consumption (TDP) 2 Watt 65 Watt

Turion II N530 has 3150% lower power consumption.

i9-12900F, on the other hand, has a 4129.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, and 700% more physical cores and 1100% more threads.

The Intel Core i9-12900F is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD Turion II N530 in performance tests.

Be aware that Turion II N530 is a notebook processor while Core i9-12900F is a desktop one.

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