Intel Pentium 4 520 vs AMD Turion 64 X2 56 |
Released November, 2000
Intel Pentium 4 520
- 2.8 GHz
- Single core
Reasons to buy the Intel Pentium 4 520
 | Significantly higher clock speed 2.8 GHz | | Significantly more l2 cache 1 MB |
| | Much more l2 cache per core 1 MB/core |
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Released May, 2006
AMD Turion 64 X2 56
- 1.8 GHz
- Dual core
Reasons to buy the AMD Turion 64 X2 56
| | Much newer manufacturing process 65 nm | | More advanced architecture x86-64 |
| | Much lower typical power consumption 26.81W | | Much higher Maximum operating temperature 95 °C |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| Significantly higher clock speed | 2.8 GHz | vs | 1.8 GHz | More than 55% higher clock speed | |||
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| Significantly more l2 cache | 1 MB | vs | 0 MB | Compared to all cpus, 1 MB l2 cache is just OK | |||
| Much more l2 cache per core | 1 MB/core | vs | 0 MB/core | Compared to all cpus, 1 MB/core l2 cache per core is just OK | |||
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| Much newer manufacturing process | 65 nm | vs | 90 nm | A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor | |||
| More advanced architecture | x86-64 | vs | x86 | A 64-bit architecture allows more RAM to be installed and accessed by the processor | |||
| Much lower typical power consumption | 26.81W | vs | 68.25W | 2.5x lower typical power consumption | |||
| Much higher Maximum operating temperature | 95 °C | vs | 67.7 °C | More than 40% higher Maximum operating temperature | |||
| Newer | May, 2006 | vs | Nov, 2000 | Release date over 5 years later | |||
| More cores | 2 | vs | 1 | Twice as many cores; run more applications at once | |||
| Much lower annual home energy cost | 7.95 $/year | vs | 20.24 $/year | 2.5x lower annual home energy cost | |||
| Much lower annual commercial energy cost | 28.91 $/year | vs | 73.58 $/year | 2.5x lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
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Benchmarks Real world tests of Pentium 4 520 vs Turion 64 X2 56
GeekBench (32-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
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Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Pentium 4 520 | vs | Turion 64 X2 56 |
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| Clock speed | 2.8 GHz | 1.8 GHz | |
| Cores | Single core | Dual core | |
| Socket type | |||
| LGA 775 | |||
| S1 | |||
features | |||
| Has virtualization support | No | No | |
integrated graphics | |||
| GPU | None | None | |
| Label | N/A | N/A | |
| Latest DirectX | N/A | N/A | |
| Number of displays supported | N/A | N/A | |
| GPU clock speed | N/A | N/A | |
| Turbo clock speed | N/A | N/A | |
| 3DMark06 | N/A | N/A | |
details | Pentium 4 520 | vs | Turion 64 X2 56 |
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| Architecture | x86 | x86-64 | |
| Threads | 1 | 2 | |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 0 MB | |
| L2 cache per core | 1 MB/core | 0 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 90 nm | 65 nm | |
| Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
| Operating temperature | Unknown - 67.7°C | Unknown - 95°C | |
power consumption | |||
| TDP | 84W | 33W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 20.24 $/year | 7.95 $/year | |
| Annual commercial energy cost | 73.58 $/year | 28.91 $/year | |
| Typical power consumption | 68.25W | 26.81W | |
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