Athlon 64 X2 5600+ vs Turion II M520
Aggregate performance score
Athlon 64 X2 5600+ outperforms Turion II M520 by a minimal 2% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Turion II M520 and Athlon 64 X2 5600+ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2826 | 2817 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | AMD Turion II | no data |
| Power efficiency | 1.51 | 0.61 |
| Architecture codename | Caspian (2009) | Windsor (2006−2007) |
| Release date | 10 September 2009 (15 years ago) | December 2006 (17 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Turion II M520 and Athlon 64 X2 5600+ 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 |
| Boost clock speed | 2.3 GHz | 2.9 GHz |
| Bus rate | 3600 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | 256 KB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 512K |
| L3 cache | no data | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 90 nm |
| Die size | no data | 220 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | no data | 227 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Turion II M520 and Athlon 64 X2 5600+ 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 | AM2 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 89 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Turion II M520 and Athlon 64 X2 5600+. 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 | no data |
| PowerNow | + | - |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.56 | 0.57 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 90 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 89 Watt |
Turion II M520 has a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 154.3% lower power consumption.
Athlon 64 X2 5600+, on the other hand, has a 1.8% higher aggregate performance score.
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Turion II M520 and Athlon 64 X2 5600+.
Be aware that Turion II M520 is a notebook processor while Athlon 64 X2 5600+ is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Turion II M520 and Athlon 64 X2 5600+, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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