AMD Athlon X2 L310 vs AMD Mobile Sempron 200U

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon X2 L310 and AMD Mobile Sempron 200U 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 X2 L310

AMD Mobile Sempron 200U

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X2 L310

CPU is newer: launch date 7 month(s) later
1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
1 more threads: 2 vs 1
Around 20% higher clock speed: 1.2 GHz vs 1 GHz
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 27% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 395 vs 311
2.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 329 vs 125

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	10 September 2009 vs 16 January 2009
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Number of threads	2 vs 1
Maximum frequency	1.2 GHz vs 1 GHz
L2 cache	1024 KB vs 256 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	395 vs 311
PassMark - CPU mark	329 vs 125

Reasons to consider the AMD Mobile Sempron 200U

Around 63% lower typical power consumption: 8 Watt vs 13 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	8 Watt vs 13 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon X2 L310
CPU 2: AMD Mobile Sempron 200U

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

395

311

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

329

125

Name	AMD Athlon X2 L310	AMD Mobile Sempron 200U
PassMark - Single thread mark	395	311
PassMark - CPU mark	329	125
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	120
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	213

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon X2 L310	AMD Mobile Sempron 200U
Essentials
Architecture codename	Conesus	Huron
Launch date	10 September 2009	16 January 2009
Place in performance rating	3259	3239
Series	2x AMD Athlon	AMD Mobile Sempron
Vertical segment	Laptop	Laptop
Performance
64 bit support
Front-side bus (FSB)	800 MHz	1600 MHz
L1 cache	256 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB	256 KB
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	65 nm
Maximum core temperature	95 °C
Maximum frequency	1.2 GHz	1 GHz
Number of cores	2	1
Number of threads	2	1
Compatibility
Sockets supported	BGA / 638 lidless micro-PGA	ASB1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	13 Watt	8 Watt
Advanced Technologies
VirusProtect
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)