i3-2357M vs Turion II P560

Aggregate performance score

Turion II P560
2010
2 cores / 2 threads, 25 Watt
0.55
+10%
Core i3-2357M
2011
2 cores / 4 threads, 17 Watt
0.50

Turion II P560 outperforms Core i3-2357M by a moderate 10% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Turion II P560 and Core i3-2357M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking28292882
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Turion IIIntel Core i3
Power efficiency2.082.78
Architecture codenameChamplain (2010−2011)Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)
Release date19 October 2010 (14 years ago)1 June 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$250

Detailed specifications

Turion II P560 and Core i3-2357M 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 data1.3 GHz
Boost clock speed2.5 GHz1.3 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 2.0
Bus rate3600 MHz4 × 5 GT/s
Multiplierno data13
L1 cache265 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache2 MB256K (per core)
L3 cacheno data3 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm32 nm
Die sizeno data149 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Number of transistorsno data624 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Turion II P560 and Core i3-2357M 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)
SocketS1FCBGA1023
Power consumption (TDP)25 Watt17 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Turion II P560 and Core i3-2357M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, 3DNow!, SSE(1,2,3,4A), AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Virtualization, HyperTransport 3.0Intel® AVX
FMA-+
AVX-+
VirusProtect+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
My WiFino data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Demand Based Switchingno data-
FDIno data+
Fast Memory Accessno data+

Security technologies

Turion II P560 and Core i3-2357M technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+
Identity Protection-+
Anti-Theftno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Turion II P560 and Core i3-2357M are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Turion II P560 and Core i3-2357M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data16 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data21.335 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel HD Graphics 3000
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data950 MHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Turion II P560 and Core i3-2357M integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data2
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
SDVOno data+
CRTno data+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Turion II P560 and Core i3-2357M.

PCIe versionno data2.0
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 P560 0.55
+10%
i3-2357M 0.50

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 P560 878
+11.4%
i3-2357M 788

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 P560 324
+43.4%
i3-2357M 226

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 P560 573
+9.6%
i3-2357M 523

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.55 0.50
Recency 19 October 2010 1 June 2011
Threads 2 4
Chip lithography 45 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 25 Watt 17 Watt

Turion II P560 has a 10% higher aggregate performance score.

i3-2357M, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 7 months, 100% more threads, a 40.6% more advanced lithography process, and 47.1% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Turion II P560 and Core i3-2357M.


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