Ryzen 5 7520U vs Turion II M520

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Aggregate performance score

Turion II M520
2009
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.56
Ryzen 5 7520U
2022
4 cores / 8 threads, 15 Watt
5.79
+934%

Ryzen 5 7520U outperforms Turion II M520 by a whopping 934% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Turion II M520 and Ryzen 5 7520U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking28411130
Place by popularitynot in top-10028
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Turion IIMendocino (Zen 2, Ryzen 7020)
Power efficiency1.5136.53
Architecture codenameCaspian (2009)Mendocino-U (Zen 2) (2022)
Release date10 September 2009 (15 years ago)20 September 2022 (2 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Turion II M520 and Ryzen 5 7520U 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads28
Base clock speedno data2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed2.3 GHz4.3 GHz
Bus rate3600 MHzno data
L1 cache128 KB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache1 MB512 KB (per core)
L3 cacheno data4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm6 nm
Die sizeno data100 mm2
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Turion II M520 and Ryzen 5 7520U 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
SocketSocket S1 (s1g3) 638-pinFP6
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Turion II M520 and Ryzen 5 7520U. 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 VirtualizationMMX (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHA
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
PowerNow+-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Turion II M520 and Ryzen 5 7520U are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Turion II M520 and Ryzen 5 7520U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon 610M ( - 1900 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Turion II M520 and Ryzen 5 7520U.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data4

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.56 5.79
Recency 10 September 2009 20 September 2022
Physical cores 2 4
Threads 2 8
Chip lithography 45 nm 6 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 15 Watt

Ryzen 5 7520U has a 933.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 13 years, 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, a 650% more advanced lithography process, and 133.3% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 5 7520U is our recommended choice as it beats the Turion II M520 in performance tests.


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