AMD Turion II M500 vs AMD Athlon XP-M 2200+

Comparative analysis of AMD Turion II M500 and AMD Athlon XP-M 2200+ processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD Turion II M500

AMD Athlon XP-M 2200+

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Turion II M500

CPU is newer: launch date 8 year(s) 8 month(s) later
1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
Around 32% higher clock speed: 2.2 GHz vs 1.67 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 130 nm
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 29% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 45 Watt
Around 52% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 847 vs 559
2.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 756 vs 364

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	10 September 2009 vs January 2001
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Maximum frequency	2.2 GHz vs 1.67 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 130 nm
L2 cache	1024 KB vs 512 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 45 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	847 vs 559
PassMark - CPU mark	756 vs 364

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Turion II M500
CPU 2: AMD Athlon XP-M 2200+

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

847

559

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

756

364

Name	AMD Turion II M500	AMD Athlon XP-M 2200+
PassMark - Single thread mark	847	559
PassMark - CPU mark	756	364
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	243
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	417

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Turion II M500	AMD Athlon XP-M 2200+
Essentials
Architecture codename	Caspian	Barton
Launch date	10 September 2009	January 2001
Place in performance rating	2898	2904
Series	AMD Turion II
Vertical segment	Laptop	Laptop
Performance
64 bit support
Front-side bus (FSB)	3600 MHz
L2 cache	1024 KB	512 KB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	130 nm
Maximum frequency	2.2 GHz	1.67 GHz
Number of cores	2	1
Number of threads	2
Die size		101 mm
L1 cache		128 KB
Transistor count		63 million
Compatibility
Sockets supported	Socket S1 (s1g3) 638-pin	A
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	45 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Advanced Technologies
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