Turion II M520 vs Core 2 Duo P8700

Aggregate performance score

Core 2 Duo P8700
2009
2 cores / 2 threads, 25 Watt
0.62
+8.8%
Turion II M520
2009
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.57

Core 2 Duo P8700 outperforms Turion II M520 by a small 9% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo P8700 and Turion II M520 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking27882824
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core 2 DuoAMD Turion II
Power efficiency2.301.51
Architecture codenamePenryn (2008−2011)Caspian (2009)
Release date1 January 2009 (15 years ago)10 September 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$209no data

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo P8700 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 speed2.53 GHzno data
Boost clock speed2.53 GHz2.3 GHz
Bus rate1066 MHz3600 MHz
L1 cacheno data128 KB
L2 cache3 MB1 MB
L3 cache3 MB L2 Cacheno data
Chip lithography45 nm45 nm
Die size107 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature105 °Cno data
Number of transistors410 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range1V - 1.25Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo P8700 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.

SocketBGA479,PGA478Socket S1 (s1g3) 638-pin
Power consumption (TDP)25 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo P8700 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-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Idle States+no data
Demand Based Switching-no data
FSB parity-no data

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo P8700 and Turion II M520 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Duo P8700 and Turion II M520 are enumerated here.

VT-x+no data

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.

Core 2 Duo P8700 0.62
+8.8%
Turion II M520 0.57

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Core 2 Duo P8700 2805
+43.5%
Turion II M520 1955

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Core 2 Duo P8700 5169
+37.7%
Turion II M520 3754

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Core 2 Duo P8700 2254
+22.5%
Turion II M520 1839

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.

Core 2 Duo P8700 31.6
+6.3%
Turion II M520 33.6

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.62 0.57
Recency 1 January 2009 10 September 2009
Power consumption (TDP) 25 Watt 35 Watt

Core 2 Duo P8700 has a 8.8% higher aggregate performance score, and 40% lower power consumption.

Turion II M520, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 8 months.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Core 2 Duo P8700 and Turion II M520.


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