AMD Mobile Sempron M140 vs AMD Turion II M520

Comparative analysis of AMD Mobile Sempron M140 and AMD Turion II M520 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, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s).

AMD Mobile Sempron M140

AMD Turion II M520

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Mobile Sempron M140

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 40 nm vs 45 nm
Around 40% lower typical power consumption: 25 Watt vs 35 Watt

Manufacturing process technology	40 nm vs 45 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt vs 35 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Turion II M520

1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
1 more threads: 2 vs 1
Around 5% higher clock speed: 2.3 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Number of cores	2 vs 1
Number of threads	2 vs 1
Maximum frequency	2.3 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
L2 cache	1024 KB vs 512 KB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Mobile Sempron M140
CPU 2: AMD Turion II M520

Name	AMD Mobile Sempron M140	AMD Turion II M520
PassMark - Single thread mark		923
PassMark - CPU mark		844
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1331
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		2216
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		1.279
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		5.288
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.091

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Mobile Sempron M140	AMD Turion II M520
Essentials
Architecture codename	Caspian	Caspian
Launch date	10 September 2009	10 September 2009
Place in performance rating	not rated	2650
Series	AMD Mobile Sempron	AMD Turion II
Vertical segment	Laptop	Laptop
Performance
64 bit support
Front-side bus (FSB)	3200 MHz	3600 MHz
L1 cache	128 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	45 nm
Maximum frequency	2.2 GHz	2.3 GHz
Number of cores	1	2
Number of threads	1	2
Compatibility
Sockets supported	S	Socket S1 (s1g3) 638-pin
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt	35 Watt
Advanced Technologies
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