Turion II P520 vs Xeon X3470

Aggregate performance score

Xeon X3470
2009
4 cores / 8 threads, 95 Watt
2.06
+304%
Turion II P520
2010
2 cores / 2 threads, 25 Watt
0.51

Xeon X3470 outperforms Turion II P520 by a whopping 304% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon X3470 and Turion II P520 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking18932866
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerLaptop
Seriesno dataAMD Turion II
Power efficiency2.051.93
Architecture codenameno dataChamplain (2010−2011)
Release date1 July 2009 (15 years ago)12 May 2010 (14 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon X3470 and Turion II P520 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 speed2.93 GHzno data
Boost clock speed3.6 GHz2.3 GHz
Bus rateno data3600 MHz
L1 cacheno data128 KB
L2 cacheno data2 MB
L3 cache8 MB Intel® Smart Cacheno data
Chip lithography45 nm45 nm
Maximum core temperature73 °Cno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Xeon X3470 and Turion II P520 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 configuration1no data
SocketFCLGA1156,LGA1156S1 (S1g4)
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt25 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon X3470 and Turion II P520. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2MMX, 3DNow, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4A, AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Virtualization, HyperTransport 3.0
VirusProtect-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology1.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE36 Bitno data

Security technologies

Xeon X3470 and Turion II P520 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 X3470 and Turion II P520 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon X3470 and Turion II P520. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-800, DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333DDR3
Maximum memory size32 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth21 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon X3470 and Turion II P520.

PCIe version2.0no data
PCI Express lanes16no 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.

Xeon X3470 2.06
+304%
Turion II P520 0.51

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.

Xeon X3470 3269
+303%
Turion II P520 812

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.06 0.51
Recency 1 July 2009 12 May 2010
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 8 2
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 25 Watt

Xeon X3470 has a 303.9% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads.

Turion II P520, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 10 months, and 280% lower power consumption.

The Xeon X3470 is our recommended choice as it beats the Turion II P520 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon X3470 is a server/workstation processor while Turion II P520 is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon X3470 and Turion II P520, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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