Mobile Sempron M100 vs Turion II M520
Aggregate performance score
Turion II M520 outperforms Mobile Sempron M100 by a whopping 155% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Turion II M520 and Mobile Sempron M100 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2840 | 3201 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | AMD Turion II | AMD Mobile Sempron |
| Power efficiency | 1.51 | 0.83 |
| Architecture codename | Caspian (2009) | Caspian (2009) |
| Release date | 10 September 2009 (15 years ago) | 10 September 2009 (15 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Turion II M520 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 | 2.3 GHz | 2 GHz |
| Bus rate | 3600 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 512 KB |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 40 nm |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Turion II M520 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 | Socket S1 (s1g3) 638-pin | S |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 25 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Turion II M520 and Mobile Sempron M100. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, Enhanced 3DNow!, NX bit, AMD64, PowerNow!, AMD Virtualization | AMD Virtualization, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, 3DNow, Enhanced Virus Protection, MMX |
| PowerNow | + | - |
| VirusProtect | - | + |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.
wPrime 32
wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.56 | 0.22 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 1 |
| Threads | 2 | 1 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 25 Watt |
Turion II M520 has a 154.5% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.
Mobile Sempron M100, on the other hand, has a 12.5% more advanced lithography process, and 40% lower power consumption.
The Turion II M520 is our recommended choice as it beats the Mobile Sempron M100 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Turion II M520 and Mobile Sempron M100, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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