Celeron 2961Y vs Turion II P520

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Aggregate performance score

Turion II P520
2010
2 cores / 2 threads, 25 Watt
0.51
+18.6%
Celeron 2961Y
2013
2 cores / 2 threads, 11 Watt
0.43

Turion II P520 outperforms Celeron 2961Y by a moderate 19% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Contents

Turion II P520 Turion II P520
Celeron 2961Y Celeron 2961Y

Primary details

Comparing Turion II P520 and Celeron 2961Y processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking28802969
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Turion IIIntel Celeron
Power efficiency1.933.39
Architecture codenameChamplain (2010−2011)Haswell (2013−2015)
Release date12 May 2010 (14 years ago)1 December 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$107

Detailed specifications

Turion II P520 and Celeron 2961Y 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
Base clock speedno data1.1 GHz
Boost clock speed2.3 GHz1.1 GHz
Bus rate3600 MHz5 GT/s
L1 cache128 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache2 MB256K (per core)
L3 cacheno data2 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm22 nm
Die sizeno data118 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data105 °C
Number of transistorsno data1,400 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Turion II P520 and Celeron 2961Y 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
SocketS1 (S1g4)FCBGA1168
Power consumption (TDP)25 Watt11.5 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Turion II P520 and Celeron 2961Y. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, 3DNow, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4A, AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Virtualization, HyperTransport 3.0Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
VirusProtect+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Smart Responseno data-
GPIOno data+
Smart Connectno data+
FDIno data-
AMTno data9.5
Matrix Storageno data-
HD Audiono data+
RSTno data+

Security technologies

Turion II P520 and Celeron 2961Y technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
Anti-Theftno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Turion II P520 and Celeron 2961Y 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 P520 and Celeron 2961Y. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data16 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data25.6 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel HD Graphics for 4th Generation Intel Processors
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Graphics max frequencyno data850 MHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Turion II P520 and Celeron 2961Y integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Turion II P520 and Celeron 2961Y.

PCIe versionno data2.0
PCI Express lanesno data12
PCI supportno data-
USB revisionno data3.0
Total number of SATA portsno data4
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Portsno data4
Integrated IDEno data-
Number of USB portsno data4
Integrated LANno data-
UARTno data+

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 P520 0.51
+18.6%
Celeron 2961Y 0.43

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.

Turion II P520 812
+18.7%
Celeron 2961Y 684

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 0.51 0.43
Recency 12 May 2010 1 December 2013
Chip lithography 45 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 25 Watt 11 Watt

Turion II P520 has a 18.6% higher aggregate performance score.

Celeron 2961Y, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, a 104.5% more advanced lithography process, and 127.3% lower power consumption.

The Turion II P520 is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron 2961Y in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Turion II P520 and Celeron 2961Y, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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