AMD Mobile Sempron M120 vs AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-68

Comparative analysis of AMD Mobile Sempron M120 and AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-68 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, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Mobile Sempron M120

  • CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 8 month(s) later
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 40 nm vs 65 nm
  • Around 40% lower typical power consumption: 25 Watt vs 35 Watt
Launch date 10 September 2009 vs 1 January 2008
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm vs 65 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 25 Watt vs 35 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-68

  • 1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
  • 1 more threads: 2 vs 1
  • Around 14% higher clock speed: 2.4 GHz vs 2.1 GHz
  • 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 58% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 882 vs 559
  • 3.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 866 vs 247
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 2 vs 1
Number of threads 2 vs 1
Maximum frequency 2.4 GHz vs 2.1 GHz
L2 cache 1024 KB vs 512 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 882 vs 559
PassMark - CPU mark 866 vs 247

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Mobile Sempron M120
CPU 2: AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-68

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
559
882
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
247
866
Name AMD Mobile Sempron M120 AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-68
PassMark - Single thread mark 559 882
PassMark - CPU mark 247 866
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1190
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1132

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Mobile Sempron M120 AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-68

Essentials

Architecture codename Caspian Tyler
Launch date 10 September 2009 1 January 2008
Place in performance rating 2453 2455
Series AMD Mobile Sempron 2x AMD Turion 64
Vertical segment Laptop Laptop

Performance

64 bit support
Front-side bus (FSB) 3200 MHz 800 MHz
L1 cache 128 KB
L2 cache 512 KB 1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 65 nm
Maximum frequency 2.1 GHz 2.4 GHz
Number of cores 1 2
Number of threads 1 2

Compatibility

Sockets supported S
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 25 Watt 35 Watt

Advanced Technologies

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