Core 2 Duo T5670 vs Turion II P520

Aggregate performance score

Turion II P520
2010
2 cores / 2 threads, 25 Watt
0.51
+37.8%
Core 2 Duo T5670
2008
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.37

Turion II P520 outperforms Core 2 Duo T5670 by a substantial 38% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Turion II P520 and Core 2 Duo T5670 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking28803039
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Turion IIIntel Core 2 Duo
Power efficiency1.931.00
Architecture codenameChamplain (2010−2011)Merom-2M (2008)
Release date12 May 2010 (14 years ago)1 March 2008 (16 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Turion II P520 and Core 2 Duo T5670 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 data1.8 GHz
Boost clock speed2.3 GHz1.8 GHz
Bus rate3600 MHz800 MHz
L1 cache128 KBno data
L2 cache2 MB2 MB
L3 cacheno data2 MB L2 Cache
Chip lithography45 nm65 nm
Die sizeno data143 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Number of transistorsno data291 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage rangeno data1.0375V-1.3V

Compatibility

Information on Turion II P520 and Core 2 Duo T5670 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.

SocketS1 (S1g4)no data
Power consumption (TDP)25 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Turion II P520 and Core 2 Duo T5670. 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+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Demand Based Switchingno data-
FSB parityno data-

Security technologies

Turion II P520 and Core 2 Duo T5670 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Turion II P520 and Core 2 Duo T5670 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-xno data-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Turion II P520 and Core 2 Duo T5670. 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 P520 0.51
+37.8%
Core 2 Duo T5670 0.37

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
+37.6%
Core 2 Duo T5670 590

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
+20.4%
Core 2 Duo T5670 240

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
+25.2%
Core 2 Duo T5670 417

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 P520 3969
+15.4%
Core 2 Duo T5670 3440

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 P520 1863
+24.2%
Core 2 Duo T5670 1500

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.51 0.37
Recency 12 May 2010 1 March 2008
Chip lithography 45 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 25 Watt 35 Watt

Turion II P520 has a 37.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, a 44.4% more advanced lithography process, and 40% lower power consumption.

The Turion II P520 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core 2 Duo T5670 in performance tests.


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