Turion II M520 vs A4-4000

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Aggregate performance score

A4-4000
2013
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.72
+28.6%
Turion II M520
2009
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.56

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 ranking26862826
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataAMD Turion II
Power efficiency1.051.51
Architecture codenameRichland (2013−2014)Caspian (2009)
Release date1 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 cores2 (Dual-core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads22
Base clock speed3 GHzno data
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz2.3 GHz
Bus rateno data3600 MHz
L1 cache128 KB (per core)128 KB
L2 cache1 MB (per core)1 MB
L3 cache0 KBno data
Chip lithography32 nm45 nm
Die size246 mm2no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)70 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,178 millionno 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 configuration1no data
SocketFM2Socket S1 (s1g3) 638-pin
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt35 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 extensionsno dataMMX, 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 typesDDR3no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon HD 7480Dno data

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.72 0.56
Recency 1 June 2013 10 September 2009
Chip lithography 32 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 35 Watt

A4-4000 has a 28.6% 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.


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