AMD Turion II P520 vs AMD Turion 64 X2 L510

Comparative analysis of AMD Turion II P520 and AMD Turion 64 X2 L510 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Turion II P520

  • CPU is newer: launch date 7 month(s) later
  • Around 44% higher clock speed: 2.3 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 65 nm
  • 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 49% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 882 vs 593
  • Around 35% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 812 vs 603
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 12 May 2010 vs 1 October 2009
Maximum frequency 2.3 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 45 nm vs 65 nm
L2 cache 2048 KB vs 1024 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 882 vs 593
PassMark - CPU mark 812 vs 603

Reasons to consider the AMD Turion 64 X2 L510

  • Around 25% lower typical power consumption: 20 Watt vs 25 Watt
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 20 Watt vs 25 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Turion II P520
CPU 2: AMD Turion 64 X2 L510

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
882
593
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
812
603
Name AMD Turion II P520 AMD Turion 64 X2 L510
PassMark - Single thread mark 882 593
PassMark - CPU mark 812 603
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 268
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 486

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Turion II P520 AMD Turion 64 X2 L510

Essentials

Architecture codename Champlain Congo
Launch date 12 May 2010 1 October 2009
Place in performance rating 2852 2832
Series AMD Turion II 2x AMD Turion 64
Vertical segment Laptop Laptop

Performance

64 bit support
Front-side bus (FSB) 3600 MHz 800 MHz
L1 cache 128 KB 128 KB
L2 cache 2048 KB 1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology 45 nm 65 nm
Maximum frequency 2.3 GHz 1.6 GHz
Number of cores 2 2
Number of threads 2 2
Maximum core temperature 95 °C

Compatibility

Sockets supported S1 (S1g4) Socket S1 638 lidless micro-PGA
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 25 Watt 20 Watt

Advanced Technologies

VirusProtect

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)