i5-2537M vs Turion II Ultra M600

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Aggregate performance score

Turion II Ultra M600
2009
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.58
Core i5-2537M
2011
2 cores / 4 threads, 17 Watt
0.77
+32.8%

Core i5-2537M outperforms Turion II Ultra M600 by a substantial 33% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Turion II Ultra M600 and Core i5-2537M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking28222646
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Turion II UltraIntel Core i5
Power efficiency1.574.28
Architecture codenameCaspian (2009)Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)
Release date10 September 2009 (15 years ago)1 February 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$250

Detailed specifications

Turion II Ultra M600 and Core i5-2537M 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 data1.4 GHz
Boost clock speed2.4 GHz2.3 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 2.0
Bus rate3600 MHz4 × 5 GT/s
Multiplierno data14
L1 cacheno data64K (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 Ultra M600 and Core i5-2537M 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)
SocketSocket S1 (s1g3) 638-pinBGA1023,FCBGA1023
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt17 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Turion II Ultra M600 and Core i5-2537M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, Enhanced 3DNow!, NX bit, AMD64, PowerNow!, AMD VirtualizationIntel® AVX
AES-NI-+
FMA-+
AVX-+
PowerNow+-
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
My WiFino data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
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 Ultra M600 and Core i5-2537M 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 Ultra M600 and Core i5-2537M 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 Ultra M600 and Core i5-2537M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data8.01 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 data900 MHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Turion II Ultra M600 and Core i5-2537M 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 Ultra M600 and Core i5-2537M.

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 Ultra M600 0.58
i5-2537M 0.77
+32.8%

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 Ultra M600 923
i5-2537M 1223
+32.5%

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 Ultra M600 292
i5-2537M 307
+5.1%

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 Ultra M600 510
i5-2537M 583
+14.3%

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 Ultra M600 2120
i5-2537M 2814
+32.7%

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 Ultra M600 4100
i5-2537M 5903
+44%

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 Ultra M600 1905
i5-2537M 2400
+26%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.58 0.77
Recency 10 September 2009 1 February 2011
Threads 2 4
Chip lithography 45 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 17 Watt

i5-2537M has a 32.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, 100% more threads, a 40.6% more advanced lithography process, and 105.9% lower power consumption.

The Core i5-2537M is our recommended choice as it beats the Turion II Ultra M600 in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Turion II Ultra M600 and Core i5-2537M, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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