5 120UL vs Athlon X2 L310
Primary details
Comparing Athlon X2 L310 and Core 5 120UL processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | 2x AMD Athlon | no data |
| Architecture codename | Conesus (2009) | Raptor Lake-PS (2024) |
| Release date | 10 September 2009 (15 years ago) | 8 April 2024 (less than a year ago) |
Detailed specifications
Athlon X2 L310 and Core 5 120UL 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) | 10 (Deca-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 12 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 1.3 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1.2 GHz | 4.6 GHz |
| Bus rate | 800 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | 256 KB | 80 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 1.25 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | no data | 12 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 10 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | 95 °C | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Athlon X2 L310 and Core 5 120UL 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.
| Number of CPUs in a configuration | no data | 1 |
| Socket | BGA / 638 lidless micro-PGA | 1700 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 13 Watt | 15 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon X2 L310 and Core 5 120UL. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | MMX, 3DNow, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, AMD64, Virtualization, Enhanced Virus Protection | no data |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| VirusProtect | + | - |
| vPro | no data | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| TSX | - | + |
Security technologies
Athlon X2 L310 and Core 5 120UL technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon X2 L310 and Core 5 120UL are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon X2 L310 and Core 5 120UL. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR4, DDR5 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | Intel Iris Xe Graphics 80EU |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon X2 L310 and Core 5 120UL.
| PCIe version | no data | 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 8 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 10 September 2009 | 8 April 2024 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 10 |
| Threads | 2 | 12 |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 10 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 13 Watt | 15 Watt |
Athlon X2 L310 has 15.4% lower power consumption.
5 120UL, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 14 years, 400% more physical cores and 500% more threads, and a 550% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Athlon X2 L310 and Core 5 120UL. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Athlon X2 L310 is a notebook processor while Core 5 120UL is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon X2 L310 and Core 5 120UL, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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