Xeon E-2456 vs Turion II M520
Aggregate performance score
Xeon E-2456 outperforms Turion II M520 by a whopping 2571% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Turion II M520 and Xeon E-2456 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2826 | 469 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 93.22 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Server |
| Series | AMD Turion II | no data |
| Power efficiency | 1.51 | 17.70 |
| Architecture codename | Caspian (2009) | Raptor Lake-S (2023−2024) |
| Release date | 10 September 2009 (15 years ago) | 14 December 2023 (less than a year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $375 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Turion II M520 and Xeon E-2456 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) | 6 (Hexa-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 12 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 3.3 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.3 GHz | 5.1 GHz |
| Bus rate | 3600 MHz | 16 GT/s |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | 80 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 1.25 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | no data | 18 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | Intel 7 nm |
| Die size | no data | 163 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 100 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Turion II M520 and Xeon E-2456 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 | 80 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Turion II M520 and Xeon E-2456. 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 | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | 2 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | no data | - |
Security technologies
Turion II M520 and Xeon E-2456 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
| EDB | no data | + |
| Secure Key | no data | + |
| OS Guard | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Turion II M520 and Xeon E-2456 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 Xeon E-2456. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR5-4800 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 128 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | N/A |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Turion II M520 and Xeon E-2456.
| PCIe version | no data | 5 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 16 |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.56 | 14.96 |
| Recency | 10 September 2009 | 14 December 2023 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 6 |
| Threads | 2 | 12 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 80 Watt |
Turion II M520 has 128.6% lower power consumption.
Xeon E-2456, on the other hand, has a 2571.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 14 years, and 200% more physical cores and 500% more threads.
The Xeon E-2456 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 Xeon E-2456 is a server/workstation one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Turion II M520 and Xeon E-2456, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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