AMD Athlon X2 L310 vs AMD Mobile Sempron 210U

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon X2 L310 and AMD Mobile Sempron 210U 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 210U

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
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 15% lower typical power consumption: 13 Watt vs 15 Watt
Around 33% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 399 vs 299
Around 25% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 335 vs 267

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	10 September 2009 vs 16 January 2009
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Number of threads	2 vs 1
L1 cache	256 KB vs 128 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB vs 256 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	13 Watt vs 15 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	399 vs 299
PassMark - CPU mark	335 vs 267

Reasons to consider the AMD Mobile Sempron 210U

Around 25% higher clock speed: 1.5 GHz vs 1.2 GHz

Maximum frequency	1.5 GHz vs 1.2 GHz

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon X2 L310
CPU 2: AMD Mobile Sempron 210U

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

399

299

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

335

267

Name	AMD Athlon X2 L310	AMD Mobile Sempron 210U
PassMark - Single thread mark	399	299
PassMark - CPU mark	335	267
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	120
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	213

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon X2 L310	AMD Mobile Sempron 210U
Essentials
Architecture codename	Conesus
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	128 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB	256 KB
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	65 nm
Maximum core temperature	95 °C
Maximum frequency	1.2 GHz	1.5 GHz
Number of cores	2	1
Number of threads	2	1
Compatibility
Sockets supported	BGA / 638 lidless micro-PGA	812-ball BGA
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	13 Watt	15 Watt
Advanced Technologies
VirusProtect
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)