Turion II Ultra M600 vs Turion II N530

Aggregate performance score

Turion II N530
2010
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.56
Turion II Ultra M600
2009
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.60
+7.1%

Turion II Ultra M600 outperforms Turion II N530 by a small 7% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Turion II N530 and Turion II Ultra M600 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking28312798
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Turion IIAMD Turion II Ultra
Power efficiency1.461.56
Architecture codenameChamplain (2010−2011)Caspian (2009)
Release date12 May 2010 (14 years ago)10 September 2009 (15 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Turion II N530 and Turion II Ultra M600 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
Boost clock speed2.5 GHz2.4 GHz
Bus rate3600 MHz3600 MHz
L1 cache265 KBno data
L2 cache2 MB2 MB
Chip lithography45 nm45 nm
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Turion II N530 and Turion II Ultra M600 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.

SocketS1Socket S1 (s1g3) 638-pin
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Turion II N530 and Turion II Ultra M600. 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 3.0MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, Enhanced 3DNow!, NX bit, AMD64, PowerNow!, AMD Virtualization
PowerNow-+
VirusProtect+-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Turion II N530 and Turion II Ultra M600 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Turion II N530 and Turion II Ultra M600. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3no data

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
Turion II Ultra M600 0.60
+7.1%

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
Turion II Ultra M600 923
+8%

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Turion II N530 2245
+5.9%
Turion II Ultra M600 2120

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Turion II N530 4335
+5.7%
Turion II Ultra M600 4100

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Turion II N530 2128
+11.7%
Turion II Ultra M600 1905

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.56 0.60
Recency 12 May 2010 10 September 2009

Turion II N530 has an age advantage of 8 months.

Turion II Ultra M600, on the other hand, has a 7.1% higher aggregate performance score.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Turion II N530 and Turion II Ultra M600.


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