Intel Core i5-3610ME vs AMD Turion II Ultra M620

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i5-3610ME and AMD Turion II Ultra M620 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 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), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Core i5-3610ME

AMD Turion II Ultra M620

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-3610ME

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 8 month(s) later
2 more threads: 4 vs 2
Around 32% higher clock speed: 3.30 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 45 nm
Around 67% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1579 vs 945
3.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2666 vs 814

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	June 2012 vs 10 September 2009
Number of threads	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.30 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 45 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1579 vs 945
PassMark - CPU mark	2666 vs 814

Reasons to consider the AMD Turion II Ultra M620

4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

L2 cache	2048 KB vs 256 KB (per core)

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i5-3610ME
CPU 2: AMD Turion II Ultra M620

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1579

945

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2666

814

Name	Intel Core i5-3610ME	AMD Turion II Ultra M620
PassMark - Single thread mark	1579	945
PassMark - CPU mark	2666	814
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	6.987
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	152.052
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.782
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	5.994
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	6.256
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1487
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		2503

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i5-3610ME	AMD Turion II Ultra M620
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge	Caspian
Launch date	June 2012	10 September 2009
Place in performance rating	1993	1958
Processor Number	i5-3610ME
Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors	AMD Turion II Ultra
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Embedded	Laptop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.70 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI
Die size	118 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	2048 KB
L3 cache	3072 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	105°C
Maximum frequency	3.30 GHz	2.5 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	4	2
Front-side bus (FSB)		3600 MHz
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	16 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3/DDR3L 1333/1600
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	650 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	950 MHz
Graphics max frequency	950 MHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics	Intel® HD Graphics 4000
Graphics interfaces
CRT
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported	3
SDVO
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Package Size	37.5mmx 37.5mm PGA
Sockets supported	FCPGA988, FCBGA1023	Socket S1 (s1g3) 638-pin
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	35 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	1
PCI Express revision	3.0
PCIe configurations	1x16 2x8 1x8 2x4
Security & Reliability
Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
4G WiMAX Wireless
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® My WiFi technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
PowerNow
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Itanium (VT-i)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)