Turion II M500 vs Xeon E5520

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5520
2009
4 cores / 8 threads, 80 Watt
1.59
+200%
Turion II M500
2009
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.53

Xeon E5520 outperforms Turion II M500 by a whopping 200% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5520 and Turion II M500 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking21092860
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.58no data
Market segmentServerLaptop
Seriesno dataAMD Turion II
Power efficiency1.881.43
Architecture codenameGainestown (2009−2010)Caspian (2009)
Release date30 March 2009 (15 years ago)10 September 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$19no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E5520 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads82
Base clock speed2.26 GHzno data
Boost clock speed2.53 GHz2.2 GHz
Bus rateno data3600 MHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)no data
L2 cache256 KB (per core)1 MB
L3 cache8 MB (shared)no data
Chip lithography45 nm45 nm
Die size263 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature72 °Cno data
Number of transistors731 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5520 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.

Number of CPUs in a configuration2no data
SocketFCLGA1366Socket S1 (s1g3) 638-pin
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5520 and Turion II M500. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, Enhanced 3DNow!, NX bit, AMD64, PowerNow!, AMD Virtualization
PowerNow-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology1.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE40 Bitno data

Security technologies

Xeon E5520 and Turion II M500 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5520 and Turion II M500 are enumerated here.

VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5520 and Turion II M500. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3no data
Maximum memory size144 GBno data
Max memory channels3no data
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardN/Ano data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5520 and Turion II M500.

PCIe version2.0no data

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.59 0.53
Recency 30 March 2009 10 September 2009
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 8 2
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 35 Watt

Xeon E5520 has a 200% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads.

Turion II M500, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 5 months, and 128.6% lower power consumption.

The Xeon E5520 is our recommended choice as it beats the Turion II M500 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon E5520 is a server/workstation processor while Turion II M500 is a notebook one.


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