Turion vs i5: AMD Turion 64 X2 Mobile Technology TL-56 vs Intel Core i5-2520M

Power Demand (TDP)

35 W

-60 W (-63.2%) better than

vs

95 W

Core

4
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2 (100%) better

vs

2

Threads

4

2 (100%) better than

vs

2

Maximum frequency

3.2 GHz

At 0.9 GHz (39.1%) better than

vs

2.3 GHz

Process

32 nm

-13 nm (-28.9%) better than

vs

45 nm

Type

Architecture code name

Cores

A large number of cores improves performance in multi-threaded applications.
At the moment, increasing the number of processor cores is one of the priorities for increasing performance.

Threads

More threads help the cores process information more efficiently. Real performance will be noticeable in very specific tasks (video editing, databases).

2 (100%) better than

Base frequency

Process

-13 nm (-28.9%) better than

Crystal size

Number of transistors

Maximum frequency

Faster clocked processors perform more calculations per second and thus provide better performance.

Better than

at 0.9 GHz (39.1%)
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Support 64 bit

Max. number of processors in configuration

Socket

Series

Release price

Value for money

The sum of all the advantages of the device divided by its price. The more%, the better the quality per unit price in comparison with all analogues.

Bus

Maximum core temperature

vPro

TXT

Intel’s Trusted Execution Technology for hardware-based malware protection. For each protected program, the processor allocates its own isolated section of RAM.

PCI Express revision

Number of PCI-Express lanes

Identity Protection

Flex Memory Access

Quick Sync

PowerNow

FDI

Fast Memory Access

Level 1 Cache

The fastest level of cache that works directly with the core. The larger the cache, the better the performance. nine0003

Level 2 cache

Level 3 cache

Maximum case temperature (TCase)

Power Demand (TDP)

The calculated heat output shows the average heat dissipation in load operation,
the larger the value, the more the requirements for cooling and power consumption increase.

-60 W (-63.2%) better than

EDB

InTru 3D

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

3DMark06 CPU

Extended instructions

Turbo Boost

Idle States

Enhanced Speed ​​Step (EIST)

A technology from Intel that allows you to lower the processor frequency to a minimum value to save power consumption during processor idle times.

Thermal Monitoring

Hyper-Threading

Intel hardware technology that allows multiple threads to be processed on each processor core. For server applications, the performance improvement is up to 30%. nine0003

AES-NI

Technology from Intel that speeds up the AES encryption process.

AVX

The presence of AVX instructions improves performance in floating point and processor-intensive operations
applications.

RAM types

Allowable memory

The maximum amount of RAM that can be used with this processor.

Number of memory channels

EPT

VT-d

Intel virtualization technology allows you to forward devices on the PCI bus to the guest operating system so that it can work with them using its standard tools.

Maximum GPU clock

Maximum number of monitors

Clear Video HD

Video core

The presence of the video core allows you to use your computer without using a video card. nine0003

The speed of caches and working with RAM is also important.

Speed ​​in office use

Core i5 M 540

36.7 (+13%)

Turion II Mobile M500

32.6

Performance in everyday work such as browsers and office programs.

The performance of 1 core has the greatest impact on the result, since most of these applications use only one, ignoring the rest.

Similarly, many professional applications such as various CADs ignore multi-threaded performance. nine0003

Speed ​​in heavy applications

Core i5 M 540

16.8 (+20%)

Turion II Mobile M500

14

Performance in resource-intensive tasks loading up to 8 cores.

The performance of all cores and their number have the greatest impact on the result, since most of these applications willingly use all the cores and increase the speed accordingly.

At the same time, certain periods of work can be demanding on the performance of one or two cores, for example, applying filters in the editor. nine0003

Data obtained from tests by users who tested their systems with and without overclocking. Thus, you see the average values ​​corresponding to the processor.

Speed ​​of numerical operations

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Different tasks require different CPU strengths. A system with few fast cores and low memory latency will be fine for the vast majority of games, but will be inferior to a system with a lot of slow cores in a rendering scenario.

We believe that a minimum of 4/4 (4 physical cores and 4 threads) processor is suitable for a budget gaming PC. At the same time, some games can load it at 100%, slow down and freeze, and performing any tasks in the background will lead to a drop in FPS. nine0003

Ideally, the budget shopper should aim for a minimum of 4/8 and 6/6. A gamer with a big budget can choose between 6/12, 8/8 and 8/16. Processors with 10 and 12 cores can perform well in games with high frequency and fast memory, but are overkill for such tasks. Also, buying for the future is a dubious undertaking, since in a few years many slow cores may not provide sufficient gaming performance.

When choosing a processor for your work, consider how many cores your programs use. For example, photo and video editors can use 1-2 cores when working with filtering, and rendering or converting in the same editors already uses all threads. nine0003

Data obtained from tests by users who tested their systems both with overclocking (maximum value in the table) and without (minimum). A typical result is shown in the middle, the more filled in the color bar, the better the average result among all tested systems.

Characteristics

Main

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Performance

Cores The total number of physical cores.	2	2
ThreadsNumber of threads. The number of logical processor cores that the operating system sees.	4	2
Multi-Threading Technology With Intel’s Hyper-threading and AMD’s SMT technology, one physical core is recognized by the operating system as two logical cores, thereby increasing processor performance in multi-threaded applications. nine0027	Hyper-threading (note that some games may not work well with Hyper-threading, for maximum FPS you can try disabling the technology in the BIOS of the motherboard).	Missing
Base frequencyGuaranteed frequency of all cores (P-cores in case of corresponding architecture) of the processor at maximum load. It is important to remember that speed and frequency are not directly related. For example, a new processor at a lower frequency may be faster than an old one at a higher one.