AMD Phenom II X4 N930 vs AMD Turion II P520

Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom II X4 N930 and AMD Turion II P520 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X4 N930

  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
  • 2 more threads: 4 vs 2
  • 4x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • Around 95% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1584 vs 812
  • Around 83% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 890 vs 486
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 4 vs 2
Number of threads 4 vs 2
L1 cache 512 KB vs 128 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 1584 vs 812
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 890 vs 486

Reasons to consider the AMD Turion II P520

  • Around 15% higher clock speed: 2.3 GHz vs 2 GHz
  • Around 40% lower typical power consumption: 25 Watt vs 35 Watt
  • Around 8% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 882 vs 817
  • Around 17% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 268 vs 229
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 2.3 GHz vs 2 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 25 Watt vs 35 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 882 vs 817
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 268 vs 229

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Phenom II X4 N930
CPU 2: AMD Turion II P520

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
817
882
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1584
812
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
229
268
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
890
486
Name AMD Phenom II X4 N930 AMD Turion II P520
PassMark - Single thread mark 817 882
PassMark - CPU mark 1584 812
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 229 268
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 890 486

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Phenom II X4 N930 AMD Turion II P520

Essentials

Architecture codename Champlain Champlain
Launch date 12 May 2010 12 May 2010
Place in performance rating 2864 2852
Series 4x AMD Phenom II AMD Turion II
Vertical segment Laptop Laptop

Performance

64 bit support
Front-side bus (FSB) 3600 MHz 3600 MHz
L1 cache 512 KB 128 KB
L2 cache 2048 KB 2048 KB
Manufacturing process technology 45 nm 45 nm
Maximum frequency 2 GHz 2.3 GHz
Number of cores 4 2
Number of threads 4 2

Compatibility

Sockets supported S1 S1 (S1g4)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 Watt 25 Watt

Advanced Technologies

VirusProtect

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)