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.

AMD Turion II P520

Intel Core 2 Duo T6570

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	2851	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)