AMD Turion II M520 vs AMD Turion II M560

Comparative analysis of AMD Turion II M520 and AMD Turion II M560 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, 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).

AMD Turion II M520

AMD Turion II M560

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Turion II M560

Around 9% higher clock speed: 2.5 GHz vs 2.3 GHz

Maximum frequency	2.5 GHz vs 2.3 GHz

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Turion II M520
CPU 2: AMD Turion II M560

Name	AMD Turion II M520	AMD Turion II M560
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 (mPixels/s)	1.279
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	5.288
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.091

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Turion II M520	AMD Turion II M560
Essentials
Architecture codename	Caspian	Caspian
Launch date	10 September 2009	10 September 2009
Place in performance rating	2661	not rated
Series	AMD Turion II	AMD Turion II
Vertical segment	Laptop	Laptop
Performance
64 bit support
Front-side bus (FSB)	3600 MHz	3600 MHz
L1 cache	128 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB	1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	45 nm
Maximum frequency	2.3 GHz	2.5 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2	2
Compatibility
Sockets supported	Socket S1 (s1g3) 638-pin	Socket S1 (s1g3) 638-pin
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	35 Watt
Advanced Technologies
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