i3-1005G1 vs Turion II Ultra M620

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Aggregate performance score

Turion II Ultra M620
2009
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.51
Core i3-1005G1
2019
2 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
3.09
+506%

Core i3-1005G1 outperforms Turion II Ultra M620 by a whopping 506% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Turion II Ultra M620 and Core i3-1005G1 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking28791634
Place by popularitynot in top-10067
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Turion II UltraIntel Core i3
Power efficiency1.3811.70
Architecture codenameCaspian (2009)Ice Lake (Client) (2019)
Release date10 September 2009 (15 years ago)1 August 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$281

Detailed specifications

Turion II Ultra M620 and Core i3-1005G1 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)
Threads24
Base clock speedno data1.2 GHz
Boost clock speed2.5 GHz3.4 GHz
Bus typeno dataOPI
Bus rate3600 MHz4 × 4 GT/s
Multiplierno data12
L1 cacheno data64K (per core)
L2 cache2 MB256K (per core)
L3 cacheno data4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm10 nm
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Turion II Ultra M620 and Core i3-1005G1 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 (Uniprocessor)
SocketSocket S1 (s1g3) 638-pinFCBGA1526
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Turion II Ultra M620 and Core i3-1005G1. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, Enhanced 3DNow!, NX bit, AMD64, PowerNow!, AMD VirtualizationIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI-+
FMA-+
AVX-+
PowerNow+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Turion II Ultra M620 and Core i3-1005G1 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Turion II Ultra M620 and Core i3-1005G1 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Turion II Ultra M620 and Core i3-1005G1. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data64 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data59.732 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel UHD Graphics for 10th Gen Intel Processors
Quick Sync Video-+
Graphics max frequencyno data900 MHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Turion II Ultra M620 and Core i3-1005G1 integrated GPUs.

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

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Turion II Ultra M620 and Core i3-1005G1 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096 x 2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data5120 x 3200@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data5120 x 3200@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Turion II Ultra M620 and Core i3-1005G1 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Turion II Ultra M620 and Core i3-1005G1.

PCIe versionno data3.0

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 Ultra M620 0.51
i3-1005G1 3.09
+506%

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 Ultra M620 814
i3-1005G1 4906
+503%

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 Ultra M620 297
i3-1005G1 1288
+334%

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 Ultra M620 550
i3-1005G1 2385
+334%

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

Turion II Ultra M620 31.3
i3-1005G1 13.92
+125%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.51 3.09
Recency 10 September 2009 1 August 2019
Threads 2 4
Chip lithography 45 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 15 Watt

i3-1005G1 has a 505.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, 100% more threads, a 350% more advanced lithography process, and 133.3% lower power consumption.

The Core i3-1005G1 is our recommended choice as it beats the Turion II Ultra M620 in performance tests.


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