Turion II M520 vs Ryzen 5 5500GT

Place in the ranking	609	2840
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	69.35	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	no data	AMD Turion II
Power efficiency	18.41	1.51
Architecture codename	Cezanne (2021−2024)	Caspian (2009)
Release date	8 January 2024 (less than a year ago)	10 September 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$125	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 5500GT 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	6 (Hexa-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	12	2
Base clock speed	3.6 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	4.4 GHz	2.3 GHz
Bus rate	no data	3600 MHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	128 KB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	1 MB
L3 cache	16 MB	no data
Chip lithography	7 nm	45 nm
Die size	180 mm²	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	95 °C	no data
Number of transistors	10,700 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	no data	-
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 5500GT 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	AM4	Socket S1 (s1g3) 638-pin
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 5500GT 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
AES-NI	+	-
AVX	+	-
PowerNow	-	+
Precision Boost 2	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 5500GT and Turion II M520 are enumerated here.

AMD-V

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 5500GT and Turion II M520. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR4

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Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

AMD Radeon Vega 7

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Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 5500GT and Turion II M520.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	16	no data

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	12.71	0.56
Recency	8 January 2024	10 September 2009
Physical cores	6	2
Threads	12	2
Chip lithography	7 nm	45 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	35 Watt

Ryzen 5 5500GT has a 2169.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 14 years, 200% more physical cores and 500% more threads, and a 542.9% more advanced lithography process.

Turion II M520, on the other hand, has 85.7% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 5 5500GT is our recommended choice as it beats the Turion II M520 in performance tests.

Note that Ryzen 5 5500GT is a desktop processor while Turion II M520 is a notebook one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 5 5500GT and Turion II M520, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.