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).

 

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 2650 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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