Pentium G630 vs Turion II M500
Aggregate performance score
Pentium G630 outperforms Turion II M500 by an impressive 58% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Turion II M500 and Pentium G630 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2847 | 2569 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 0.04 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | AMD Turion II | no data |
| Power efficiency | 1.43 | 1.22 |
| Architecture codename | Caspian (2009) | Sandy Bridge (2011−2013) |
| Release date | 10 September 2009 (15 years ago) | 4 September 2011 (13 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $100 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Turion II M500 and Pentium G630 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 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 2.7 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.2 GHz | 2.7 GHz |
| Bus rate | 3600 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | no data | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 256 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | no data | 3 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 32 nm |
| Die size | no data | 131 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 69 °C |
| Number of transistors | no data | 504 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Turion II M500 and Pentium G630 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 |
| Socket | Socket S1 (s1g3) 638-pin | FCLGA1155 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Turion II M500 and Pentium G630. 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 |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| 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 | + |
| FDI | no data | + |
| Fast Memory Access | no data | + |
Security technologies
Turion II M500 and Pentium G630 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 Pentium G630 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 Pentium G630. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR3 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 32 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 17 GB/s |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | Intel® HD Graphics for 2nd Generation Intel® Processors |
| Graphics max frequency | no data | 1.1 GHz |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Turion II M500 and Pentium G630 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | no data | 2 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Turion II M500 and Pentium G630.
| PCIe version | no data | 2.0 |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.53 | 0.84 |
| Recency | 10 September 2009 | 4 September 2011 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 32 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 65 Watt |
Turion II M500 has 85.7% lower power consumption.
Pentium G630, on the other hand, has a 58.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and a 40.6% more advanced lithography process.
The Pentium G630 is our recommended choice as it beats the Turion II M500 in performance tests.
Be aware that Turion II M500 is a notebook processor while Pentium G630 is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Turion II M500 and Pentium G630, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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