Pentium M 753 vs Athlon X2 L310

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Aggregate performance score

Athlon X2 L310
2009
2 cores / 2 threads, 13 Watt
0.21
+133%
Pentium M 753
1 core / 1 thread, 5 Watt
0.09

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 ranking32133377
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Series2x AMD AthlonPentium M
Power efficiency1.531.55
Architecture codenameConesus (2009)Dothan (2004−2005)
Release date10 September 2009 (15 years ago)no data (2024 years ago)

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 cores2 (Dual-core)1 (Single-Core)
Threads21
Boost clock speed1.2 GHz1.2 GHz
Bus rate800 MHz400 MHz
L1 cache256 KBno data
L2 cache1 MBno data
Chip lithography65 nm90 nm
Maximum core temperature95 °Cno 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.

SocketBGA / 638 lidless micro-PGAno data
Power consumption (TDP)13 Watt5.5 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 extensionsMMX, 3DNow, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, AMD64, Virtualization, Enhanced Virus Protectionno 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.

Athlon X2 L310 0.21
+133%
Pentium M 753 0.09

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.

Athlon X2 L310 104.35
+39.9%
Pentium M 753 146

Gaming performance

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.


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