AMD Turion II M520 vs AMD Turion X2 RM-70

Comparative analysis of AMD Turion II M520 and AMD Turion X2 RM-70 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, 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Turion II M520

• CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 3 month(s) later
• Around 15% higher clock speed: 2.3 GHz vs 2 GHz
• A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 65 nm
• Around 83% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 923 vs 504
• Around 70% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 844 vs 497
• Around 46% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1331 vs 913
• Around 42% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2216 vs 1564

Reasons to consider the AMD Turion X2 RM-70

• 2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
• Around 13% lower typical power consumption: 31 Watt vs 35 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Turion II M520
CPU 2: AMD Turion X2 RM-70

PassMark - Single thread mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	923 504
PassMark - CPU mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	844 497
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	CPU 1 CPU 2	1331 913
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	CPU 1 CPU 2	2216 1564

Compare specifications (specs)