Athlon MP 1500+ vs V-Series V120
Primary details
Comparing V-Series V120 and Athlon MP 1500+ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Server |
| Series | AMD V-Series | AMD Athlon MP |
| Architecture codename | Champlain (2010−2011) | K7 (2000−2004) |
| Release date | 12 May 2010 (14 years ago) | 15 October 2001 (23 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $180 |
Detailed specifications
V-Series V120 and Athlon MP 1500+ 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 | 2.2 GHz | 1.33 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | FSB |
| Bus rate | 3200 MHz | 266 MT/s |
| Multiplier | no data | 10 |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 512 KB | 256 KB |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 180 nm |
| Die size | no data | 128 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | no data | 38 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on V-Series V120 and Athlon MP 1500+ 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 | 2 (Multiprocessor) |
| Socket | S1 | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 60 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by V-Series V120 and Athlon MP 1500+. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | MMX, 3DNow, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4A, AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Virtualization | no data |
| VirusProtect | + | - |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by V-Series V120 and Athlon MP 1500+ are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by V-Series V120 and Athlon MP 1500+. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | no data |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 4 GB |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 12 May 2010 | 15 October 2001 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 180 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 60 Watt |
V-Series V120 has an age advantage of 8 years, a 300% more advanced lithography process, and 140% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between V-Series V120 and Athlon MP 1500+. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that V-Series V120 is a notebook processor while Athlon MP 1500+ is a server/workstation one.
Should you still have questions on choice between V-Series V120 and Athlon MP 1500+, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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