i5-430UM vs Turion II M500
Aggregate performance score
Turion II M500 outperforms Core i5-430UM by a substantial 36% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Turion II M500 and Core i5-430UM processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2847 | 3000 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | AMD Turion II | Intel Core i5 |
| Power efficiency | 1.43 | 2.05 |
| Architecture codename | Caspian (2009) | Arrandale (2010−2011) |
| Release date | 10 September 2009 (15 years ago) | 20 June 2010 (14 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Turion II M500 and Core i5-430UM 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 | 2 (Dual-core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 2 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 1.2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.2 GHz | 1.73 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | DMI 1.0 |
| Bus rate | 3600 MHz | 1 × 2.5 GT/s |
| Multiplier | no data | 9 |
| L1 cache | no data | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 512 KB |
| L3 cache | no data | 3 MB |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 32 nm |
| Die size | no data | 81+114 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 105 °C |
| Number of transistors | no data | 382+177 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Turion II M500 and Core i5-430UM 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 | no data | 1 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | Socket S1 (s1g3) 638-pin | BGA1288 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 18 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Turion II M500 and Core i5-430UM. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, Enhanced 3DNow!, NX bit, AMD64, PowerNow!, AMD Virtualization | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2 |
| FMA | - | + |
| PowerNow | + | - |
| 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 | + |
| PAE | no data | 36 Bit |
| FDI | no data | + |
| Fast Memory Access | no data | + |
Security technologies
Turion II M500 and Core i5-430UM 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 Turion II M500 and Core i5-430UM are enumerated here.
| VT-d | no data | - |
| VT-x | no data | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Turion II M500 and Core i5-430UM. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR3 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 8 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 12.799 GB/s |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | Intel HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel Processors |
| Clear Video | no data | + |
| Clear Video HD | no data | + |
| Graphics max frequency | no data | 500 MHz |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Turion II M500 and Core i5-430UM integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | no data | 2 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Turion II M500 and Core i5-430UM.
| PCIe version | no data | 2.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 16 |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.53 | 0.39 |
| Recency | 10 September 2009 | 20 June 2010 |
| Threads | 2 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 32 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 18 Watt |
Turion II M500 has a 35.9% higher aggregate performance score.
i5-430UM, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 9 months, 100% more threads, a 40.6% more advanced lithography process, and 94.4% lower power consumption.
The Turion II M500 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i5-430UM in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Turion II M500 and Core i5-430UM, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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