Ryzen 7 9700X vs Turion II P520

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Aggregate performance score

Turion II P520
2010
2 cores / 2 threads, 25 Watt
0.51
Ryzen 7 9700X
2024
8 cores / 16 threads, 65 Watt
23.35
+4478%

Ryzen 7 9700X outperforms Turion II P520 by a whopping 4478% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Turion II P520 and Ryzen 7 9700X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2880222
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data53.38
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Turion IIno data
Power efficiency1.9333.98
Architecture codenameChamplain (2010−2011)Granite Ridge (2024)
Release date12 May 2010 (14 years ago)8 August 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$359

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Turion II P520 and Ryzen 7 9700X 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)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads216
Base clock speedno data3.8 GHz
Boost clock speed2.3 GHz5.5 GHz
Bus rate3600 MHzno data
L1 cache128 KB80 KB (per core)
L2 cache2 MB1 MB (per core)
L3 cacheno data32 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm4 nm
Die sizeno data70.6 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data95 °C
Number of transistorsno data8,315 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Turion II P520 and Ryzen 7 9700X 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)AM5
Power consumption (TDP)25 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Turion II P520 and Ryzen 7 9700X. 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 3.0SMT, AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3, MMX (+), SHA, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
VirusProtect+-
Precision Boost 2no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Turion II P520 and Ryzen 7 9700X are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Turion II P520 and Ryzen 7 9700X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon Graphics

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Turion II P520 and Ryzen 7 9700X.

PCIe versionno data5.0
PCI Express lanesno data24

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
Ryzen 7 9700X 23.35
+4478%

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
Ryzen 7 9700X 37084
+4467%

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 P520 2047
Ryzen 7 9700X 9457
+362%

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
Ryzen 7 9700X 57914
+1359%

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
Ryzen 7 9700X 18794
+909%

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

Turion II P520 33.7
Ryzen 7 9700X 2.36
+1328%

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

Turion II P520 1
Ryzen 7 9700X 36
+2625%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.51 23.35
Recency 12 May 2010 8 August 2024
Physical cores 2 8
Threads 2 16
Chip lithography 45 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 25 Watt 65 Watt

Turion II P520 has 160% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 7 9700X, on the other hand, has a 4478.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 14 years, 300% more physical cores and 700% more threads, and a 1025% more advanced lithography process.

The Ryzen 7 9700X 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 Ryzen 7 9700X is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Turion II P520 and Ryzen 7 9700X, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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