i9-9900KF vs Turion II M520

Aggregate performance score

Turion II M520
2009
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.58
Core i9-9900KF
2019
8 cores / 16 threads, 95 Watt
11.94
+1959%

Core i9-9900KF outperforms Turion II M520 by a whopping 1959% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Turion II M520 and Core i9-9900KF processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2821672
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data8.31
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Turion IIIntel Core i9
Power efficiency1.5111.46
Architecture codenameCaspian (2009)Coffee Lake-R (2018−2019)
Release date10 September 2009 (15 years ago)7 January 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$488

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Turion II M520 and Core i9-9900KF 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)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads216
Base clock speedno data3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed2.3 GHz5 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rate3600 MHz4 × 8 GT/s
L1 cache128 KB512 KB
L2 cache1 MB2 MB
L3 cacheno data16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Turion II M520 and Core i9-9900KF 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 configurationno data1 (Uniprocessor)
SocketSocket S1 (s1g3) 638-pinFCLGA1151
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Turion II M520 and Core i9-9900KF. 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 VirtualizationIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
PowerNow+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+

Security technologies

Turion II M520 and Core i9-9900KF technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
MPX-+
Identity Protection-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Turion II M520 and Core i9-9900KF are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Turion II M520 and Core i9-9900KF. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4-2666
Maximum memory sizeno data128 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data42.671 GB/s

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Turion II M520 and Core i9-9900KF.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.58 11.94
Recency 10 September 2009 7 January 2019
Physical cores 2 8
Threads 2 16
Chip lithography 45 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 95 Watt

Turion II M520 has 171.4% lower power consumption.

i9-9900KF, on the other hand, has a 1958.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, 300% more physical cores and 700% more threads, and a 221.4% more advanced lithography process.

The Core i9-9900KF 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 i9-9900KF is a desktop one.


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