Athlon II X2 245 vs Turion II N530

Aggregate performance score

Turion II N530
2010
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.56
Athlon II X2 245
2009
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.73
+30.4%

Athlon II X2 245 outperforms Turion II N530 by a substantial 30% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Turion II N530 and Athlon II X2 245 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking28342698
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data5.89
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Turion IIno data
Power efficiency1.461.02
Architecture codenameChamplain (2010−2011)Regor (2009−2013)
Release date12 May 2010 (14 years ago)23 July 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$35

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Turion II N530 and Athlon II X2 245 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
Base clock speedno data2.9 GHz
Boost clock speed2.5 GHz2.9 GHz
Bus rate3600 MHzno data
L1 cache265 KB256 KB
L2 cache2 MB2 MB
L3 cacheno data0 KB
Chip lithography45 nm45 nm
Die sizeno data117 mm2
Number of transistorsno data410 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Turion II N530 and Athlon II X2 245 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
SocketS1AM3
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Turion II N530 and Athlon II X2 245. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, 3DNow!, SSE(1,2,3,4A), AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Virtualization, HyperTransport 3.0no data
VirusProtect+-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Turion II N530 and Athlon II X2 245 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Turion II N530 and Athlon II X2 245. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Turion II N530 and Athlon II X2 245.

PCIe versionno data2.0

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 N530 0.56
Athlon II X2 245 0.73
+30.4%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Turion II N530 855
Athlon II X2 245 1110
+29.8%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.56 0.73
Recency 12 May 2010 23 July 2009
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 65 Watt

Turion II N530 has an age advantage of 9 months, and 85.7% lower power consumption.

Athlon II X2 245, on the other hand, has a 30.4% higher aggregate performance score.

The Athlon II X2 245 is our recommended choice as it beats the Turion II N530 in performance tests.

Be aware that Turion II N530 is a notebook processor while Athlon II X2 245 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Turion II N530 and Athlon II X2 245, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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