AMD Athlon II M360 vs AMD Athlon X2 L310

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II M360 and AMD Athlon X2 L310 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD Athlon II M360

AMD Athlon X2 L310

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II M360

Around 92% higher clock speed: 2.3 GHz vs 1.2 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 65 nm

Maximum frequency	2.3 GHz vs 1.2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 65 nm

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X2 L310

2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2.7x lower typical power consumption: 13 Watt vs 35 Watt

L1 cache	256 KB vs 128 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	13 Watt vs 35 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon II M360
CPU 2: AMD Athlon X2 L310

Name	AMD Athlon II M360	AMD Athlon X2 L310
PassMark - Single thread mark		403
PassMark - CPU mark		343
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		120
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		213

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon II M360	AMD Athlon X2 L310
Essentials
Architecture codename	Caspian	Conesus
Launch date	10 September 2009	10 September 2009
Place in performance rating	not rated	3271
Series	AMD Athlon II	2x AMD Athlon
Vertical segment	Laptop	Laptop
Performance
64 bit support
Front-side bus (FSB)	3200 MHz	800 MHz
L1 cache	128 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	65 nm
Maximum frequency	2.3 GHz	1.2 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2	2
Maximum core temperature		95 °C
Compatibility
Sockets supported	Socket S1 (S1g3)	BGA / 638 lidless micro-PGA
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	13 Watt
Advanced Technologies
PowerNow
VirusProtect
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)