AMD Athlon X2 L310 vs AMD Turion 64 MT-30

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon X2 L310 and AMD Turion 64 MT-30 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 Turion 64 MT-30

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X2 L310

CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 6 month(s) later
1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
1 more threads: 2 vs 1
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 65 nm vs 90 nm
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 92% lower typical power consumption: 13 Watt vs 25 Watt
Around 34% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 395 vs 294
Around 34% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 329 vs 246

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	10 September 2009 vs March 2005
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Number of threads	2 vs 1
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm vs 90 nm
L1 cache	256 KB vs 128 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	13 Watt vs 25 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	395 vs 294
PassMark - CPU mark	329 vs 246

Reasons to consider the AMD Turion 64 MT-30

Around 33% higher clock speed: 1.6 GHz vs 1.2 GHz

Maximum frequency	1.6 GHz vs 1.2 GHz

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon X2 L310
CPU 2: AMD Turion 64 MT-30

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

395

294

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

329

246

Name	AMD Athlon X2 L310	AMD Turion 64 MT-30
PassMark - Single thread mark	395	294
PassMark - CPU mark	329	246
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	120
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	213

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon X2 L310	AMD Turion 64 MT-30
Essentials
Architecture codename	Conesus	Lancaster
Launch date	10 September 2009	March 2005
Place in performance rating	3260	3249
Series	2x AMD Athlon	Turion 64
Vertical segment	Laptop	Laptop
Performance
64 bit support
Front-side bus (FSB)	800 MHz	800 MHz
L1 cache	256 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB	1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	90 nm
Maximum core temperature	95 °C
Maximum frequency	1.2 GHz	1.6 GHz
Number of cores	2	1
Number of threads	2	1
Die size		125 mm
Transistor count		114 million
Compatibility
Sockets supported	BGA / 638 lidless micro-PGA	754
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	13 Watt	25 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Advanced Technologies
VirusProtect
PowerNow
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)