The AMD Turion II M520 was a mobile processor with 1 core, launched in May 2009. It is part of the Turion II lineup, using the K10 architecture with Socket S1G3. The processor operates at a base frequency of 2.3 GHz with a system bus speed of 1800 MHz. AMD is manufacturing the Turion II M520 on a 45 nm production process. With a TDP of 35 W, this processor is designed for energy efficiency in mobile applications, though adequate cooling is still recommended. The Turion II M520 features 512 KB of L2 cache. AMD's processor supports DDR2 memory with a dual-channel interface, though ECC memory is not supported. For communication with other components in the system, the Turion II M520 uses a HyperTransport connection. This processor lacks integrated graphics, so a dedicated graphics card may be required for graphical workloads. Hardware virtualization is not available on the Turion II M520, which may limit its performance in virtualized environments. The processor is unlocked, allowing for potential overclocking, though this may increase power consumption and thermal output. The Turion II M520 is suitable for general-purpose computing tasks in laptops and other mobile devices.