Athlon 1200 vs Mobile Sempron M100
Primary details
Comparing Mobile Sempron M100 and Athlon 1200 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | AMD Mobile Sempron | no data |
| Architecture codename | Caspian (2009) | Thunderbird C (2000−2001) |
| Release date | 10 September 2009 (15 years ago) | October 2000 (23 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Mobile Sempron M100 and Athlon 1200 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 | 1 (Single-Core) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 1 | 1 |
| Boost clock speed | 2 GHz | 1.2 GHz |
| Bus rate | 3200 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 512 KB | 256 KB |
| L3 cache | no data | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 180 nm |
| Die size | no data | 120 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | no data | 37 million |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Mobile Sempron M100 and Athlon 1200 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 | S | A |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 66 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Mobile Sempron M100 and Athlon 1200. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | AMD Virtualization, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, 3DNow, Enhanced Virus Protection, MMX | no data |
| VirusProtect | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Mobile Sempron M100 and Athlon 1200. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR1 |
Pros & cons summary
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 180 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 66 Watt |
Mobile Sempron M100 has a 350% more advanced lithography process, and 164% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Mobile Sempron M100 and Athlon 1200. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Mobile Sempron M100 is a notebook processor while Athlon 1200 is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Mobile Sempron M100 and Athlon 1200, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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