AMD Turion II M520 vs Intel Pentium Dual Core T2410

Comparative analysis of AMD Turion II M520 and Intel Pentium Dual Core T2410 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

Intel Pentium Dual Core T2410

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Turion II M520

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 0 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 30% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 923 vs 712
Around 49% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 844 vs 566

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	10 September 2009 vs 1 September 2008
Maximum frequency	2.3 GHz vs 2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 65 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	923 vs 712
PassMark - CPU mark	844 vs 566

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Turion II M520
CPU 2: Intel Pentium Dual Core T2410

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

923

712

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

844

566

Name	AMD Turion II M520	Intel Pentium Dual Core T2410
PassMark - Single thread mark	923	712
PassMark - CPU mark	844	566
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	Intel Pentium Dual Core T2410
Essentials
Architecture codename	Caspian	Merom
Launch date	10 September 2009	1 September 2008
Place in performance rating	2649	2689
Series	AMD Turion II	Intel Pentium Dual Core
Vertical segment	Laptop	Laptop
Performance
64 bit support
Front-side bus (FSB)	3600 MHz	533 MHz
L1 cache	128 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB	1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	65 nm
Maximum frequency	2.3 GHz	2 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2	2
Die size		111 mm
Compatibility
Sockets supported	Socket S1 (s1g3) 638-pin	P, 478Pin
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	35 Watt
Advanced Technologies
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