Pentium N3520 vs Turion 64 ML-40

Primary details

Comparing Turion 64 ML-40 and Pentium N3520 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated2681
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesTurion 64Intel Pentium
Power efficiencyno data9.12
Architecture codenameLancaster (2005−2006)Bay Trail-M (2013−2014)
Release dateJune 2005 (19 years ago)1 December 2013 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$161

Detailed specifications

Turion 64 ML-40 and Pentium N3520 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 cores1 (Single-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads14
Base clock speedno data2.17 GHz
Boost clock speed2.2 GHz2.42 GHz
Bus rate800 MHzno data
L1 cache128 KB224 KB
L2 cache1 MB2 MB
L3 cache0 KB2 MB
Chip lithography90 nm22 nm
Die size125 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data105 °C
Number of transistors114 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Turion 64 ML-40 and Pentium N3520 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 configuration11
Socket754FCBGA1170
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt7.5 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Turion 64 ML-40 and Pentium N3520. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

PowerNow+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Smart Connectno data+
RSTno data-

Security technologies

Turion 64 ML-40 and Pentium N3520 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
Anti-Theftno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Turion 64 ML-40 and Pentium N3520 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data-
VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Turion 64 ML-40 and Pentium N3520. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR3L-1333
Maximum memory sizeno data8 GB
Max memory channelsno data2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel® HD Graphics for Intel Atom® Processor Z3700 Series
Graphics max frequencyno data854 MHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Turion 64 ML-40 and Pentium N3520 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data2

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Turion 64 ML-40 and Pentium N3520.

PCIe versionno data2.0
PCI Express lanesno data4
USB revisionno data3.0 and 2.0
Total number of SATA portsno data2
Number of USB portsno data5

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.



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.

Turion 64 ML-40 838
Pentium N3520 2320
+177%

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 1 4
Threads 1 4
Chip lithography 90 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 7 Watt

Pentium N3520 has 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, a 309.1% more advanced lithography process, and 400% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Turion 64 ML-40 and Pentium N3520. We've got no test results to judge.


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