Core i3-12100F vs Turion II P520

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Aggregate performance score

Turion II P520
2010
2 cores / 2 threads, 25 Watt
0.52
Core i3-12100F
2022
4 cores / 8 threads, 58 Watt
9.13
+1656%

i3-12100F outperforms Turion II P520 by a whopping 1656% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Turion II P520 and Core i3-12100F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking2818825
Place by popularitynot in top-1004
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Turion IIno data
Architecture codenameChamplain (2010−2011)Alder Lake-S (2022)
Release date12 May 2010 (14 years ago)January 2022 (2 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Turion II P520 and Core i3-12100F 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads28
Base clock speedno data3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed2.3 GHz4.3 GHz
Bus rate3600 MHzno data
L1 cache128 KB80K (per core)
L2 cache2 MB1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cacheno data12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nmIntel 7 nm
Die sizeno data163 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Turion II P520 and Core i3-12100F 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)FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)25 Watt58 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Turion II P520 and Core i3-12100F. 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, 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-
Statusno dataLaunched
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Turion II P520 and Core i3-12100F technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Turion II P520 and Core i3-12100F 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 Core i3-12100F. 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 P520 and Core i3-12100F.

PCIe versionno data5.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

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 0.52
i3-12100F 9.13
+1656%

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 801
i3-12100F 14120
+1663%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Turion II P520 289
i3-12100F 2253
+680%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Turion II P520 522
i3-12100F 7521
+1341%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.52 9.13
Physical cores 2 4
Threads 2 8
Power consumption (TDP) 25 Watt 58 Watt

Turion II P520 has 132% lower power consumption.

i3-12100F, on the other hand, has a 1655.8% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads.

The Core i3-12100F is our recommended choice as it beats the Turion II P520 in performance tests.

Be aware that Turion II P520 is a notebook processor while Core i3-12100F is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Turion II P520 and Core i3-12100F, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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