Pentium M 753 vs Athlon X2 L310
Aggregate performance score
Athlon X2 L310 outperforms Pentium M 753 by a whopping 133% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Athlon X2 L310 and Pentium M 753 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3215 | 3393 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | 2x AMD Athlon | Pentium M |
| Power efficiency | 1.53 | 1.55 |
| Architecture codename | Conesus (2009) | Dothan (2004−2005) |
| Release date | 10 September 2009 (15 years ago) | no data |
Detailed specifications
Athlon X2 L310 and Pentium M 753 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 | 1.2 GHz | 1.2 GHz |
| Bus rate | 800 MHz | 400 MHz |
| L1 cache | 256 KB | no data |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | no data |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 90 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | 95 °C | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Athlon X2 L310 and Pentium M 753 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 | BGA / 638 lidless micro-PGA | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 13 Watt | 5.5 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon X2 L310 and Pentium M 753. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | MMX, 3DNow, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, AMD64, Virtualization, Enhanced Virus Protection | no data |
| VirusProtect | + | - |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon X2 L310 and Pentium M 753 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
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 | 0.21 | 0.09 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 1 |
| Threads | 2 | 1 |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 90 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 13 Watt | 5 Watt |
Athlon X2 L310 has a 133.3% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 38.5% more advanced lithography process.
Pentium M 753, on the other hand, has 160% lower power consumption.
The Athlon X2 L310 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium M 753 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon X2 L310 and Pentium M 753, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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