Xeon 6756E vs Turion II P520
Aggregate performance score
Xeon 6756E outperforms Turion II P520 by a whopping 1212% 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 | 3278 | 1338 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 0.31 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Server |
| Series | AMD Turion II | no data |
| Power efficiency | 0.84 | 1.23 |
| Designer | AMD | Intel |
| Manufacturer | no data | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Champlain (2010−2011) | Sierra Forest (2024) |
| Release date | 12 May 2010 (16 years ago) | 3 June 2024 (2 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $8,428 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Performance to price scatter graph
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Detailed specifications
Basic parameters of Turion II P520 and Xeon 6756E: 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) | 128 |
| Threads | 2 | 128 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 1.8 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.3 GHz | 2.6 GHz |
| Bus rate | 3600 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | 96 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 4 MB (per module) |
| L3 cache | no data | 96 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | Intel 3 nm |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 80 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Turion II P520 and Xeon 6756E 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 configuration | no data | 2 |
| Socket | S1 (S1g4) | FCLGA4710 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 225 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Turion II P520 and Xeon 6756E. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | MMX, 3DNow, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4A, AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Virtualization, HyperTransport 3.0 | Intel® AVX2 |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| VirusProtect | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| TSX | - | + |
| Deep Learning Boost | - | + |
Security technologies
Turion II P520 and Xeon 6756E technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
| EDB | no data | + |
| SGX | no data | + |
| OS Guard | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Turion II P520 and Xeon 6756E are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Turion II P520 and Xeon 6756E. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR5-6400 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 4 TB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 8 |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | N/A |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Turion II P520 and Xeon 6756E.
| PCIe version | no data | 5.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 88 |
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.51 | 6.69 |
| Recency | 12 May 2010 | 3 June 2024 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 128 |
| Threads | 2 | 128 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 225 Watt |
Turion II P520 has 800% lower power consumption.
Xeon 6756E, on the other hand, has a 1212% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 14 years, and 6300% more physical cores and 6300% more threads.
The Intel Xeon 6756E is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD Turion II P520 in performance tests.
Be aware that Turion II P520 is a notebook processor while Xeon 6756E is a server/workstation one.
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