AMD Turion II M520 vs AMD Turion X2 RM-77

Comparative analysis of AMD Turion II M520 and AMD Turion X2 RM-77 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).

AMD Turion II M520

AMD Turion X2 RM-77

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Turion II M520

CPU is newer: launch date 8 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 65 nm
65536x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 26% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 923 vs 735
Around 50% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 844 vs 562

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	10 September 2009 vs 1 January 2009
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 65 nm
L1 cache	128 KB vs 2x128 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	923 vs 735
PassMark - CPU mark	844 vs 562

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Turion II M520
CPU 2: AMD Turion X2 RM-77

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

923

735

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

844

562

Name	AMD Turion II M520	AMD Turion X2 RM-77
PassMark - Single thread mark	923	735
PassMark - CPU mark	844	562
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 X2 RM-77
Essentials
Architecture codename	Caspian	Griffin
Launch date	10 September 2009	1 January 2009
Place in performance rating	2653	2654
Series	AMD Turion II	2x AMD Turion
Vertical segment	Laptop	Laptop
Performance
64 bit support
Front-side bus (FSB)	3600 MHz	4000 MHz
L1 cache	128 KB	2x128 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB	1 MB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	65 nm
Maximum frequency	2.3 GHz	2.3 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2	2
Compatibility
Sockets supported	Socket S1 (s1g3) 638-pin	Socket S1 (638)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	35 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Advanced Technologies
PowerNow
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)