AMD Turion II N550 vs AMD Mobile Sempron M120
Comparative analysis of AMD Turion II N550 and AMD Mobile Sempron M120 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.
Differences
Reasons to consider the AMD Turion II N550
- CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 0 month(s) later
- 1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
- 1 more threads: 2 vs 1
- Around 24% higher clock speed: 2.6 GHz vs 2.1 GHz
- 2.1x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
- 4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
- Around 59% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 891 vs 559
- 3.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 877 vs 247
Specifications (specs) | |
Launch date | 4 October 2010 vs 10 September 2009 |
Number of cores | 2 vs 1 |
Number of threads | 2 vs 1 |
Maximum frequency | 2.6 GHz vs 2.1 GHz |
L1 cache | 265 KB vs 128 KB |
L2 cache | 2048 KB vs 512 KB |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - Single thread mark | 891 vs 559 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 877 vs 247 |
Reasons to consider the AMD Mobile Sempron M120
- 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 |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: AMD Turion II N550
CPU 2: AMD Mobile Sempron M120
PassMark - Single thread mark |
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PassMark - CPU mark |
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Name | AMD Turion II N550 | AMD Mobile Sempron M120 |
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PassMark - Single thread mark | 891 | 559 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 877 | 247 |
Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 1190 | |
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 1132 |
Compare specifications (specs)
AMD Turion II N550 | AMD Mobile Sempron M120 | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture codename | Champlain | Caspian |
Launch date | 4 October 2010 | 10 September 2009 |
Place in performance rating | 2440 | 2453 |
Series | AMD Turion II | AMD Mobile Sempron |
Vertical segment | Laptop | Laptop |
Performance |
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64 bit support | ||
Front-side bus (FSB) | 3600 MHz | 3200 MHz |
L1 cache | 265 KB | 128 KB |
L2 cache | 2048 KB | 512 KB |
Manufacturing process technology | 45 nm | 40 nm |
Maximum frequency | 2.6 GHz | 2.1 GHz |
Number of cores | 2 | 1 |
Number of threads | 2 | 1 |
Compatibility |
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Sockets supported | S1 | S |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 35 Watt | 25 Watt |
Advanced Technologies |
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VirusProtect | ||
Virtualization |
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AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™) |