Mobile Sempron M120 vs Turion 64 X2 TL-60
Primary details
Comparing Turion 64 X2 TL-60 and Mobile Sempron M120 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 | Laptop |
| Series | 2x AMD Turion 64 | AMD Mobile Sempron |
| Architecture codename | Trinidad/Tyler (2007) | Caspian (2009) |
| Release date | 4 May 2007 (17 years ago) | 10 September 2009 (15 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Turion 64 X2 TL-60 and Mobile Sempron M120 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 | 2 GHz | 2.1 GHz |
| Bus rate | 800 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| L1 cache | 256 KB | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 512 KB |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 40 nm |
| Die size | 147 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | 95 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 154 Million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Turion 64 X2 TL-60 and Mobile Sempron M120 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 | S1 | S |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35/31 Watt | 25 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Turion 64 X2 TL-60 and Mobile Sempron M120. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | 90/65 nm, 1.075 | SSE, SSE2, SSE3, 3DNow, Enhanced Virus Protection, MMX |
| VirusProtect | - | + |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 4 May 2007 | 10 September 2009 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 1 |
| Threads | 2 | 1 |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 25 Watt |
Turion 64 X2 TL-60 has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.
Mobile Sempron M120, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, a 125% more advanced lithography process, and 40% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Turion 64 X2 TL-60 and Mobile Sempron M120. We've got no test results to judge.
Should you still have questions on choice between Turion 64 X2 TL-60 and Mobile Sempron M120, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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