AMD Mobile Sempron 210U vs AMD Turion 64 MT-30

Comparative analysis of AMD Mobile Sempron 210U and AMD Turion 64 MT-30 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

AMD Mobile Sempron 210U

AMD Turion 64 MT-30

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Mobile Sempron 210U

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 10 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 65 nm vs 90 nm
Around 67% lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 25 Watt
Around 2% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 299 vs 294
Around 9% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 267 vs 246

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	16 January 2009 vs March 2005
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm vs 90 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 25 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	299 vs 294
PassMark - CPU mark	267 vs 246

Reasons to consider the AMD Turion 64 MT-30

Around 7% higher clock speed: 1.6 GHz vs 1.5 GHz
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Maximum frequency	1.6 GHz vs 1.5 GHz
L2 cache	1024 KB vs 256 KB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Mobile Sempron 210U
CPU 2: AMD Turion 64 MT-30

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

299

294

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

267

246

Name	AMD Mobile Sempron 210U	AMD Turion 64 MT-30
PassMark - Single thread mark	299	294
PassMark - CPU mark	267	246

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Mobile Sempron 210U	AMD Turion 64 MT-30
Essentials
Launch date	16 January 2009	March 2005
Place in performance rating	3239	3249
Series	AMD Mobile Sempron	Turion 64
Vertical segment	Laptop	Laptop
Architecture codename		Lancaster
Performance
64 bit support
Front-side bus (FSB)	1600 MHz	800 MHz
L1 cache	128 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	256 KB	1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	90 nm
Maximum frequency	1.5 GHz	1.6 GHz
Number of cores	1	1
Number of threads	1	1
Die size		125 mm
Transistor count		114 million
Compatibility
Sockets supported	812-ball BGA	754
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	25 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Advanced Technologies
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