Turion II M500 vs Turion II P520

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Aggregate performance score

Turion II P520
2010
2 cores / 2 threads, 25 Watt
0.51
Turion II M500
2009
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.53
+3.9%

Turion II M500 outperforms Turion II P520 by a minimal 4% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Turion II P520 and Turion II M500 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking28802860
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Turion IIAMD Turion II
Power efficiency1.931.43
Architecture codenameChamplain (2010−2011)Caspian (2009)
Release date12 May 2010 (14 years ago)10 September 2009 (15 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Turion II P520 and Turion II M500 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 speed2.3 GHz2.2 GHz
Bus rate3600 MHz3600 MHz
L1 cache128 KBno data
L2 cache2 MB1 MB
Chip lithography45 nm45 nm
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Turion II P520 and Turion II M500 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)Socket S1 (s1g3) 638-pin
Power consumption (TDP)25 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Turion II P520 and Turion II M500. 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 3.0MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, Enhanced 3DNow!, NX bit, AMD64, PowerNow!, AMD Virtualization
PowerNow-+
VirusProtect+-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Turion II P520 and Turion II M500 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Turion II P520 and Turion II M500. 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
Turion II M500 0.53
+3.9%

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
+9.8%
Turion II M500 1865

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
+10.5%
Turion II M500 3591

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
+6.1%
Turion II M500 1756

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
+3.1%
Turion II M500 34.76

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
+9.9%
Turion II M500 1

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.51 0.53
Recency 12 May 2010 10 September 2009
Power consumption (TDP) 25 Watt 35 Watt

Turion II P520 has an age advantage of 8 months, and 40% lower power consumption.

Turion II M500, on the other hand, has a 3.9% higher aggregate performance score.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Turion II P520 and Turion II M500.


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