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    Difference between Amd Turion II dual core p520 ad Phenom II n620?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by alterndog, Jun 24, 2010.

  1. alterndog

    alterndog Notebook Guru

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    Hey how much of a difference is there in performance between
    AMD Turion(TM) II Dual-Core Mobile Processor P520 (2.3GHz, 2MB L2 Cache)

    and
    AMD Phenom(TM) II Dual-Core Mobile Processor N620 (2.8GHz, 2MB L2 Cache) ?
     
    alterndog, Jun 24, 2010
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  2. Nick

    Nick Professor Carnista

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    Ya its a good bit faster. Are you looking at it for an upgrade?
     
    Nick, Jun 24, 2010
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  3. lackofcheese

    lackofcheese Notebook Virtuoso

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    I think the only difference is ~22% in clock speed, but that's quite a bit. You've already posted this 'here, though, so stick with that thread.
     
    lackofcheese, Jun 24, 2010
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  4. G73Guy

    G73Guy Notebook Consultant

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    Not worth it! Can you even do? I doubt.
     
    G73Guy, Jun 25, 2010
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    nambinhvu Notebook Evangelist

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    I know this is a really old post, but I think it's doable, they're both same socket, as long as the bios supports it. I'm about to test it out and waste lots of time putting one into a CQ56-115dx since I'm getting it from the nvidiasettlement. Biggest problem will probably be heat because it uses 35w instead of 25. Though they've used 35w AMD Athlon II processors in it, so I think it'll be ok. Hope it works XD
     
    nambinhvu, Jun 5, 2011
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  6. dchen2k

    dchen2k Notebook Consultant

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    Let us know if it worked...HP has a relatively limited "officially supported processors" in the service guide for CQ56 but P520 worked nevertheless.
    The CQ62 series have a much longer list of "officially supported CPUs".
    Success link with CQ62:
    (Look at Comments Tab)
    AMD Phenom II N620 processor - HMN620DCR23GM

    Another link with Acer:
    AMD Processors Forums - Upgrade athlon P320
    (He upgraded to latest bios and finally succeeded)
     
    dchen2k, Jun 5, 2011
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