i5-12600KF vs Turion II M520
Aggregate performance score
Core i5-12600KF outperforms Turion II M520 by a whopping 3036% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Turion II M520 and Core i5-12600KF processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2841 | 358 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 48.63 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | AMD Turion II | Intel Core i5 |
| Power efficiency | 1.51 | 13.29 |
| Architecture codename | Caspian (2009) | Alder Lake, Golden Cove, Gracemont (2021) |
| Release date | 10 September 2009 (15 years ago) | 27 October 2021 (3 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $264 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Turion II M520 and Core i5-12600KF 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) | 10 (Deca-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 16 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 3.7 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.3 GHz | 4.9 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | DMI 4.0 |
| Bus rate | 3600 MHz | 8 × 16 GT/s |
| Multiplier | no data | 37 |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | 384 KB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 9.5 MB |
| L3 cache | no data | 2 MB |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | Intel 7 nm |
| Die size | no data | 215.25 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 100 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 72 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Turion II M520 and Core i5-12600KF 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 | FCLGA1700 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 125 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Turion II M520 and Core i5-12600KF. 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, Intel® AVX2 |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| PowerNow | + | - |
| vPro | no data | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Speed Shift | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | no data | - |
| Deep Learning Boost | - | + |
Security technologies
Turion II M520 and Core i5-12600KF technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| EDB | no data | + |
| Secure Key | no data | + |
| OS Guard | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Turion II M520 and Core i5-12600KF 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 M520 and Core i5-12600KF. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 128 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 76.805 GB/s |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Turion II M520 and Core i5-12600KF.
| PCIe version | no data | 5.0 and 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 20 |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.56 | 17.56 |
| Recency | 10 September 2009 | 27 October 2021 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 10 |
| Threads | 2 | 16 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 125 Watt |
Turion II M520 has 257.1% lower power consumption.
i5-12600KF, on the other hand, has a 3035.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 12 years, and 400% more physical cores and 700% more threads.
The Core i5-12600KF is our recommended choice as it beats the Turion II M520 in performance tests.
Be aware that Turion II M520 is a notebook processor while Core i5-12600KF is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Turion II M520 and Core i5-12600KF, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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