AMD A4-5000 vs AMD Turion II P520

Comparative analysis of AMD A4-5000 and AMD Turion II P520 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A4-5000

  • CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 0 month(s) later
  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
  • 2 more threads: 4 vs 2
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 45 nm
  • 2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • Around 67% lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 25 Watt
  • Around 59% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1292 vs 812
  • Around 19% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 580 vs 486
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 23 May 2013 vs 12 May 2010
Number of cores 4 vs 2
Number of threads 4 vs 2
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm vs 45 nm
L1 cache 256 KB vs 128 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt vs 25 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 1292 vs 812
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 580 vs 486

Reasons to consider the AMD Turion II P520

  • Around 75% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 882 vs 505
  • Around 53% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 268 vs 175
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 882 vs 505
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 268 vs 175

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A4-5000
CPU 2: AMD Turion II P520

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
505
882
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1292
812
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
175
268
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
580
486
Name AMD A4-5000 AMD Turion II P520
PassMark - Single thread mark 505 882
PassMark - CPU mark 1292 812
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 175 268
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 580 486
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 2.119
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 5.104
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.111
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 0.24
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 1.373
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 479
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1133
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 2123
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 479
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1133
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 2123

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD A4-5000 AMD Turion II P520

Essentials

Architecture codename Kabini Champlain
Family AMD A-Series Processors
Launch date 23 May 2013 12 May 2010
OPN Tray AM5000IBJ44HMD
Place in performance rating 2812 2834
Series AMD A4-Series APU for Laptops AMD Turion II
Vertical segment Laptop, Tablet Laptop

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 1.5 GHz
Die size 246 mm
L1 cache 256 KB 128 KB
L2 cache 2 MB 2048 KB
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 45 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 90 °C
Maximum core temperature 90°C
Number of cores 4 2
Number of threads 4 2
Transistor count 1178 million
Unlocked
Front-side bus (FSB) 3600 MHz
Maximum frequency 2.3 GHz

Memory

Max memory channels 1
Supported memory frequency 1600 MHz
Supported memory types DDR3

Graphics

Enduro
Graphics max frequency 500 MHz
iGPU core count 128
Processor graphics AMD Radeon HD 8330
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
HDMI

Graphics API support

DirectX 12
Vulkan

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Sockets supported FT3 S1 (S1g4)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt 25 Watt

Peripherals

PCI Express revision 2.0

Advanced Technologies

AMD App Acceleration
AMD Elite Experiences
AMD HD3D technology
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
PowerGating
PowerNow
VirusProtect

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
IOMMU 2.0