Mobile Sempron M120 vs Turion II M520
Primary details
Comparing Turion II M520 and Mobile Sempron M120 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 2689 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | AMD Turion II | AMD Mobile Sempron |
| Architecture codename | Caspian (2009) | Caspian (2009) |
| Release date | 10 September 2009 (14 years ago) | 10 September 2009 (14 years ago) |
| Current price | $38 | $214 |
Detailed specifications
Turion II M520 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 | 2.3 GHz | 2.1 GHz |
| Bus support | 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 | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Compatibility
Information on Turion II M520 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 | 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 M120. 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 | SSE, SSE2, SSE3, 3DNow, Enhanced Virus Protection, MMX |
| PowerNow | + | no data |
| VirusProtect | no data | + |
Pros & cons summary
| Physical cores | 2 | 1 |
| Threads | 2 | 1 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 25 Watt |
We couldn't decide between Turion II M520 and Mobile Sempron M120. We've got no test results to judge.
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