Mobile Sempron M100 vs Athlon 64 X2 TK-55
Aggregate performance score
Athlon 64 X2 TK-55 outperforms Mobile Sempron M100 by an impressive 50% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Athlon 64 X2 TK-55 and Mobile Sempron M100 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3089 | 3201 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | 2x Athlon 64 | AMD Mobile Sempron |
| Power efficiency | 1.01 | 0.83 |
| Architecture codename | Taylor / Hawk-256 | Caspian (2009) |
| Release date | no data | 10 September 2009 (15 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Athlon 64 X2 TK-55 and Mobile Sempron M100 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.
| Physical cores | 2 (Dual-core) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 1 |
| Boost clock speed | 1.8 GHz | 2 GHz |
| Bus rate | 667 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| L1 cache | no data | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | no data | 512 KB |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 40 nm |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Athlon 64 X2 TK-55 and Mobile Sempron M100 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.
| Socket | no data | S |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 31 Watt | 25 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 64 X2 TK-55 and Mobile Sempron M100. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | AMD Virtualization, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, 3DNow, Enhanced Virus Protection, MMX |
| VirusProtect | - | + |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.33 | 0.22 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 1 |
| Threads | 2 | 1 |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 31 Watt | 25 Watt |
Athlon 64 X2 TK-55 has a 50% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.
Mobile Sempron M100, on the other hand, has a 62.5% more advanced lithography process, and 24% lower power consumption.
The Athlon 64 X2 TK-55 is our recommended choice as it beats the Mobile Sempron M100 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon 64 X2 TK-55 and Mobile Sempron M100, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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