AMD E1-2500 vs AMD Turion II M520

Comparative analysis of AMD E1-2500 and AMD Turion II M520 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).

AMD E1-2500

AMD Turion II M520

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD E1-2500

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 8 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 45 nm
2.3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 35 Watt
Around 89% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 2.416 vs 1.279
11.8x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 62.654 vs 5.288
Around 87% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.17 vs 0.091

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	23 May 2013 vs 10 September 2009
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 45 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 35 Watt
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	2.416 vs 1.279
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	62.654 vs 5.288
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.17 vs 0.091

Reasons to consider the AMD Turion II M520

2x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 923 vs 453
Around 43% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 844 vs 591
8.9x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1331 vs 149
8.5x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2216 vs 261

Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	923 vs 453
PassMark - CPU mark	844 vs 591
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1331 vs 149
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2216 vs 261

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD E1-2500
CPU 2: AMD Turion II M520

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

453

923

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

591

844

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

149

1331

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

261

2216

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

2.416

1.279

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

62.654

5.288

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

0.17

0.091

Name	AMD E1-2500	AMD Turion II M520
PassMark - Single thread mark	453	923
PassMark - CPU mark	591	844
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	149	1331
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	261	2216
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	2.416	1.279
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	62.654	5.288
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.17	0.091
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	5.002
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	12.81
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	390
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	889
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	2470
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	390
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	889
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	2470

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD E1-2500	AMD Turion II M520
Essentials
Architecture codename	Kabini	Caspian
Family	AMD E-Series Processors
Launch date	23 May 2013	10 September 2009
OPN Tray	EM2500BJ23HM
Place in performance rating	2659	2647
Series	AMD E1-Series APU for Laptops	AMD Turion II
Vertical segment	Laptop	Laptop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.4 GHz
Die size	246 mm
L2 cache	1 MB	1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	45 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	90 °C
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2	2
Transistor count	1178 million
Unlocked
Front-side bus (FSB)		3600 MHz
L1 cache		128 KB
Maximum frequency		2.3 GHz
Memory
Max memory channels	1
Supported memory types	Not Listed
Graphics
Enduro
Processor graphics	AMD Radeon HD 8240
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	Socket S1 (s1g3) 638-pin
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	35 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