i3-8121U vs Turion II P520

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Core i3-1005G1 Core i3-1115G4 Core i3-1215U Core i3-6006U Core i3-8100B Core i3-8100H Core i3-8109U Core i3-8121U Core i3-8130U Core i3-8140U Core i3-8145U Core i3-8145UE

Aggregate performance score

Turion II P520
2010
2 cores / 2 threads, 25 Watt
0.51
Core i3-8121U
2018
2 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
2.77
+443%

Core i3-8121U outperforms Turion II P520 by a whopping 443% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Contents

Turion II P520 Turion II P520
i3-8121U i3-8121U

Primary details

Comparing Turion II P520 and Core i3-8121U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking28641685
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Turion IIIntel Core i3
Power efficiency1.9217.40
Architecture codenameChamplain (2010−2011)Coffee Lake-U (2018−2019)
Release date12 May 2010 (14 years ago)15 May 2018 (6 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Turion II P520 and Core i3-8121U 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)
Threads24
Base clock speedno data2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed2.3 GHz3.2 GHz
Bus typeno dataOPI
Bus rate3600 MHz4 GT/s
Multiplierno data22
L1 cache128 KB128 KB
L2 cache2 MB512 KB
L3 cacheno data4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm10 nm
Die sizeno data123 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data105 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Turion II P520 and Core i3-8121U 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 (Uniprocessor)
SocketS1 (S1g4)Intel BGA1440
Power consumption (TDP)25 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Turion II P520 and Core i3-8121U. 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 3.0Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
VirusProtect+-
vProno data-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
QuickAssistno data-
Speed Shiftno data+
My WiFino data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Smart Responseno data+
Demand Based Switchingno data-
HD Audiono data+
RSTno data+

Security technologies

Turion II P520 and Core i3-8121U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
MPX-+
SGXno data-
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Turion II P520 and Core i3-8121U are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
VT-ino data-
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Turion II P520 and Core i3-8121U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data32 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data38.397 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIris Pro Plus

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Turion II P520 and Core i3-8121U.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

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
i3-8121U 2.77
+443%

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
i3-8121U 4391
+441%

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
i3-8121U 1165
+303%

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
i3-8121U 2367
+353%

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
i3-8121U 4314
+132%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 0.51 2.77
Recency 12 May 2010 15 May 2018
Threads 2 4
Chip lithography 45 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 25 Watt 15 Watt

i3-8121U has a 443.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, 100% more threads, a 350% more advanced lithography process, and 66.7% lower power consumption.

The Core i3-8121U is our recommended choice as it beats the Turion II P520 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Turion II P520 and Core i3-8121U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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