AMD Turion II P520 vs Intel Core 2 Duo T6570

Comparative analysis of AMD Turion II P520 and Intel Core 2 Duo T6570 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Security & Reliability. 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 1 year(s) 4 month(s) later
  • Around 10% higher clock speed: 2.3 GHz vs 2.1 GHz
  • Around 40% lower typical power consumption: 25 Watt vs 35 Watt
  • Around 5% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 882 vs 843
  • Around 7% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 812 vs 759
  • Around 6% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 268 vs 253
  • Around 8% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 486 vs 449
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 12 May 2010 vs 1 January 2009
Maximum frequency 2.3 GHz vs 2.1 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 25 Watt vs 35 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 882 vs 843
PassMark - CPU mark 812 vs 759
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 268 vs 253
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 486 vs 449

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Turion II P520
CPU 2: Intel Core 2 Duo T6570

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
882
843
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
812
759
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
268
253
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
486
449
Name AMD Turion II P520 Intel Core 2 Duo T6570
PassMark - Single thread mark 882 843
PassMark - CPU mark 812 759
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 268 253
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 486 449

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Turion II P520 Intel Core 2 Duo T6570

Essentials

Architecture codename Champlain Penryn
Launch date 12 May 2010 1 January 2009
Place in performance rating 2852 2900
Series AMD Turion II Intel Core 2 Duo
Vertical segment Laptop Laptop
Price now $38.50
Value for money (0-100) 9.61

Performance

64 bit support
Front-side bus (FSB) 3600 MHz 800 MHz
L1 cache 128 KB
L2 cache 2048 KB 2048 KB
Manufacturing process technology 45 nm 45 nm
Maximum frequency 2.3 GHz 2.1 GHz
Number of cores 2 2
Number of threads 2 2
Die size 107 mm
Transistor count 410 Million

Compatibility

Sockets supported S1 (S1g4) PGA478
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 25 Watt 35 Watt

Advanced Technologies

VirusProtect
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)