Athlon II X2 250 vs Turion II P520

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Aggregate performance score

Turion II P520
2010
2 cores / 2 threads, 25 Watt
0.51
Athlon II X2 250
2009
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.68
+33.3%

Athlon II X2 250 outperforms Turion II P520 by a substantial 33% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Turion II P520 and Athlon II X2 250 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking28802740
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data3.61
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Turion IIno data
Power efficiency1.930.99
Architecture codenameChamplain (2010−2011)Regor (2009−2013)
Release date12 May 2010 (14 years ago)2 June 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$39

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Turion II P520 and Athlon II X2 250 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 data3 GHz
Boost clock speed2.3 GHz3 GHz
Bus rate3600 MHzno data
L1 cache128 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 P520 and Athlon II X2 250 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
SocketS1 (S1g4)AM3
Power consumption (TDP)25 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Turion II P520 and Athlon II X2 250. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, 3DNow, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4A, AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Virtualization, HyperTransport 3.0no data
VirusProtect+-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Turion II P520 and Athlon II X2 250 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Turion II P520 and Athlon II X2 250. 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 P520 and Athlon II X2 250.

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 P520 0.51
Athlon II X2 250 0.68
+33.3%

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 P520 812
Athlon II X2 250 1080
+33%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Turion II P520 289
Athlon II X2 250 307
+6.2%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Turion II P520 522
Athlon II X2 250 539
+3.3%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.51 0.68
Recency 12 May 2010 2 June 2009
Power consumption (TDP) 25 Watt 65 Watt

Turion II P520 has an age advantage of 11 months, and 160% lower power consumption.

Athlon II X2 250, on the other hand, has a 33.3% higher aggregate performance score.

The Athlon II X2 250 is our recommended choice as it beats the Turion II P520 in performance tests.

Be aware that Turion II P520 is a notebook processor while Athlon II X2 250 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Turion II P520 and Athlon II X2 250, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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