Celeron M P4500 vs Turion II M520

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Aggregate performance score

Turion II M520
2009
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.57
Celeron M P4500
2010
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.64
+12.3%

Celeron M P4500 outperforms Turion II M520 by a moderate 12% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Turion II M520 and Celeron M P4500 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking27142669
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Turion IIIntel Celeron M
Architecture codenameCaspian (2009)Arrandale (2010−2011)
Release date10 September 2009 (14 years ago)1 April 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$86
Current price$38 no data

Detailed specifications

Turion II M520 and Celeron M P4500 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 cores2 (Dual-core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads22
Boost clock speed2.3 GHz1.86 GHz
Bus support3600 MHz2500 MHz
L1 cache128 KB128 KB
L2 cache1 MB512 KB
L3 cacheno data2 MB
Chip lithography45 nm32 nm
Die sizeno data81+114 mm2
Number of transistorsno data382+177 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Turion II M520 and Celeron M P4500 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.

SocketSocket S1 (s1g3) 638-pinPGA988
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Turion II M520 and Celeron M P4500. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, Enhanced 3DNow!, NX bit, AMD64, PowerNow!, AMD Virtualizationno data
PowerNow+no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Turion II M520 0.57
Celeron M P4500 0.64
+12.3%

Celeron M P4500 outperforms Turion II M520 by 12% based on our aggregate benchmark results.


Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Benchmark coverage: 20%

Turion II M520 1955
Celeron M P4500 2533
+29.6%

Celeron M P4500 outperforms Turion II M520 by 30% in Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core.

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

Turion II M520 3754
Celeron M P4500 4826
+28.6%

Celeron M P4500 outperforms Turion II M520 by 29% in Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core.

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

Benchmark coverage: 18%

Turion II M520 33.6
+10.4%
Celeron M P4500 37.1

Celeron M P4500 outperforms Turion II M520 by 10% in wPrime 32.

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

Turion II M520 1
+8.6%
Celeron M P4500 1

Turion II M520 outperforms Celeron M P4500 by 9% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core.

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.57 0.64
Recency 10 September 2009 1 April 2010
Chip lithography 45 nm 32 nm

The Celeron M P4500 is our recommended choice as it beats the Turion II M520 in performance tests.


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