AMD Turion II M520 processor review

Turion II M520 processor released by AMD; release date: 10 September 2009. The processor is designed for laptop-computers and based on Caspian microarchitecture.

CPU is locked to prevent overclocking. Total number of cores - 2, threads - 2. Maximum CPU clock speed - 2.3 GHz. Manufacturing process technology - 45 nm. Cache size: L1 - 128 KB, L2 - 1024 KB.

Supported socket types: Socket S1 (s1g3) 638-pin. Power consumption (TDP): 35 Watt.

Benchmarks

PassMark
Single thread mark

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4843

925

PassMark
CPU mark

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185062

855

Geekbench 4
Single Core

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5311

1331

Geekbench 4
Multi-Core

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36691

2216

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Face Detection

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97.640 mPixels/s

1.279 mPixels/s

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Ocean Surface Simulation

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741.453 Frames/s

5.288 Frames/s

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
T-Rex

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This CPU

4.623 Frames/s

0.091 Frames/s

Name	Value
PassMark - Single thread mark	925
PassMark - CPU mark	855
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1331
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2216
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection	1.279 mPixels/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation	5.288 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex	0.091 Frames/s

Specifications (specs)

Essentials
Architecture codename	Caspian
Launch date	10 September 2009
Place in performance rating	2661
Series	AMD Turion II
Vertical segment	Laptop
Performance
64 bit support
Front-side bus (FSB)	3600 MHz
L1 cache	128 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm
Maximum frequency	2.3 GHz
Number of cores	2
Number of threads	2

Compatibility
Sockets supported	Socket S1 (s1g3) 638-pin
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt
Advanced Technologies
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