Turion II M520 vs A4-4000
Aggregate performance score
A4-4000 outperforms Turion II M520 by a significant 29% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing A4-4000 and Turion II M520 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2682 | 2821 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | no data | AMD Turion II |
| Power efficiency | 1.05 | 1.51 |
| Architecture codename | Richland (2013−2014) | Caspian (2009) |
| Release date | 1 June 2013 (11 years ago) | 10 September 2009 (15 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
A4-4000 and Turion II M520 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 cores | 2 (Dual-core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 2 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 3 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 3.2 GHz | 2.3 GHz |
| Bus rate | no data | 3600 MHz |
| L1 cache | 128 KB (per core) | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB (per core) | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | no data |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 45 nm |
| Die size | 246 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 70 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 1,178 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on A4-4000 and Turion II M520 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 | 1 | no data |
| Socket | FM2 | Socket S1 (s1g3) 638-pin |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 35 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A4-4000 and Turion II M520. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, Enhanced 3DNow!, NX bit, AMD64, PowerNow!, AMD Virtualization |
| PowerNow | - | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A4-4000 and Turion II M520 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A4-4000 and Turion II M520. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon HD 7480D | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.75 | 0.58 |
| Recency | 1 June 2013 | 10 September 2009 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 45 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 35 Watt |
A4-4000 has a 29.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, and a 40.6% more advanced lithography process.
Turion II M520, on the other hand, has 85.7% lower power consumption.
The A4-4000 is our recommended choice as it beats the Turion II M520 in performance tests.
Note that A4-4000 is a desktop processor while Turion II M520 is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between A4-4000 and Turion II M520, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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