Turion II N550 vs i5-520UM

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Aggregate performance score

Core i5-520UM
2010
2 cores / 4 threads, 18 Watt
0.57
+3.6%
Turion II N550
2010
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.55

Core i5-520UM outperforms Turion II N550 by a minimal 4% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-520UM and Turion II N550 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking28272847
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i5AMD Turion II
Power efficiency3.001.49
Architecture codenameArrandale (2010−2011)Champlain (2010−2011)
Release date7 January 2010 (14 years ago)4 October 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$241no data

Detailed specifications

Core i5-520UM and Turion II N550 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)
Threads42
Base clock speed1.07 GHzno data
Boost clock speed1.87 GHz2.6 GHz
Bus typeDMI 1.0no data
Bus rate1 × 2.5 GT/s3600 MHz
Multiplier8no data
L1 cache128 KB265 KB
L2 cache512 KB2 MB
L3 cache3 MBno data
Chip lithography32 nm45 nm
Die size81+114 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature105 °Cno data
Number of transistors382+177 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-520UM and Turion II N550 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)no data
SocketBGA1288S1
Power consumption (TDP)18 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-520UM and Turion II N550. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2MMX, 3DNow!, SSE(1,2,3,4A), AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Virtualization, HyperTransport 3.0
AES-NI+-
FMA+-
VirusProtect-+
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology+no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data
PAE36 Bitno data
FDI+no data
Fast Memory Access+no data

Security technologies

Core i5-520UM and Turion II N550 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 i5-520UM and Turion II N550 are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-520UM and Turion II N550. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-800DDR3
Maximum memory size8 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth12.799 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel Processorsno data
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency500 MHzno data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-520UM and Turion II N550 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported2no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-520UM and Turion II N550.

PCIe version2.0no data
PCI Express lanes16no 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.

i5-520UM 0.57
+3.6%
Turion II N550 0.55

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.

i5-520UM 908
+3.5%
Turion II N550 877

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.57 0.55
Recency 7 January 2010 4 October 2010
Threads 4 2
Chip lithography 32 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 18 Watt 35 Watt

i5-520UM has a 3.6% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more threads, a 40.6% more advanced lithography process, and 94.4% lower power consumption.

Turion II N550, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 8 months.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Core i5-520UM and Turion II N550.


Should you still have questions on choice between Core i5-520UM and Turion II N550, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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