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.

AMD Mobile Sempron M120

AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-68

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	2449	2452
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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