Processor N50 vs Mobile Sempron M120

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Primary details

Comparing Mobile Sempron M120 and Processor N50 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated2019
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Mobile Sempronno data
Power efficiencyno data27.66
Architecture codenameCaspian (2009)Alder Lake-N (2023)
Release date10 September 2009 (15 years ago)3 January 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Mobile Sempron M120 and Processor N50 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 cores1 (Single-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads12
Base clock speedno data1 GHz
Boost clock speed2.1 GHz3.4 GHz
Bus rate3200 MHzno data
L1 cache128 KB96 KB (per core)
L2 cache512 KB2 MB (shared)
L3 cacheno data6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography40 nm10 nm
Maximum core temperatureno data105 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Mobile Sempron M120 and Processor N50 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 configurationno data1
SocketSIntel BGA 1264
Power consumption (TDP)25 Watt6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Mobile Sempron M120 and Processor N50. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsSSE, SSE2, SSE3, 3DNow, Enhanced Virus Protection, MMXno data
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
VirusProtect+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+

Security technologies

Mobile Sempron M120 and Processor N50 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Mobile Sempron M120 and Processor N50 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Mobile Sempron M120 and Processor N50. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4, DDR5 4800 MHz Single-channel

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel UHD Graphics Xe 16EUs (Tiger Lake-H)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Mobile Sempron M120 and Processor N50.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data9

Pros & cons summary


Recency 10 September 2009 3 January 2023
Physical cores 1 2
Threads 1 2
Chip lithography 40 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 25 Watt 6 Watt

Processor N50 has an age advantage of 13 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 300% more advanced lithography process, and 316.7% lower power consumption.

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