AMD V Series V120 - VMV120SGR12GM
Specifications
AMD V120 processor is based on enhanced K10 microarchitecture, and is manufactured on 45nm technology. This part has one 2.2 GHz CPU core with 128 KB level 1 and 512 KB level 2 caches. To communicate with external system components the CPU utilizes two separate interfaces:
- Accesses to on-board memory are performed via integrated memory controller, that supports DDR3 memory with 1066 MHz data rate (DDR3-1066).
- To talk to on-board peripheral devices the CPU uses one HyperTransport link, clocked at 1.6 GHz.
Two separate interfaces have overall higher bandwidth, than single Front-Side Bus interface on older processor architectures, which ultimately results in higher system performance. The V Series V120 supports all common K10 features, such as new long mode with 64-bit instructions, Enhanced Virus protection feature, and Virtualization technology. The CPU incorporates MMX and 3DNow! technologies, and streaming SIMD extensions from SSE and up to SSE3 and SSE4a. Unfortunately, the V120 uses 64-bit wide SSE execution unit, therefore to process 128-bit SSE instructions the microprocessor breaks them into two 64-bit instructions, and executes each one separately, which lowers overall SSE performance. To reduce power consumption, AMD V120 processor employs a few low-power states and a PowerNow! technology. These features, together with not very high clock frequency and low core voltage, allow the CPU to fit into 25 Watt thermal envelope. V-Series V120 microprocessor is packaged into lidless (without integrated heatsink) micro-PGA package, fully compatible with S1g4 version of the socket S1. Please note, that the processor will fit into other versions of the same socket - S1g1, S1g2 and S1g3, but it's not electrically compatible with them.
In most applications, AMD V120 is the slowest, or close
to being the slowest upgradeable microprocessor from Danube platform.
Good news is that the V120 can be upgraded to more powerful dual-,
triple- and quad-core models on most laptops. Athlon II line of
processors, while offering about the same per-core performance, can be
considered a cheap upgrade due to an extra CPU core and noticeably
better performance in multi-threaded applications. Upgrade to more
expensive Turion II line of processors is worth it due to extra
performance boost in comparison to Athlon II models. Phenom II
CPUs, while been even more expensive than the Turion IIs, are recommended
if you need maximum performance in single- and dual-threaded
applications. Finally, triple- and quad-core Phenom IIs are the best
upgrade options for multi-threaded applications, and/or systems
running many processes. Be aware, though, that performance of single-
and dual-threaded tasks on these CPUs will be lower than on Turion
II/Phenom II models.
Tools
AMD V Series V120 specifications
| General information | |
| Type | CPU / Microprocessor |
| Market segment | Mobile |
| Family | AMD V Series for Notebook PCs |
| Model number ? | V120 |
| CPU part number | VMV120SGR12GM is an OEM/tray microprocessor |
| Stepping code | NAEGC AE |
| Frequency ? | 2200 MHz |
| Bus speed ? | Dual-channel 533 MHz DDR3 SDRAM Memory controller One 1600 MHz 16-bit HyperTransport link |
| Clock multiplier ? | 11 |
| Package | 638-pin micro-PGA |
| AMD Package number | 30600 |
| Socket | Socket S1 (S1g4) |
| Size | 1.38" x 1.38" / 3.5cm x 3.5cm |
| Introduction date | May 12, 2010 |
| Architecture / Microarchitecture | |
| Microarchitecture | K10 |
| Platform | Danube |
| Processor core ? | Champlain |
| Core stepping ? | DA-C3 |
| CPUID | 100F63 |
| Manufacturing process | 0.045 micron SOI |
| Data width | 64 bit |
| The number of cores | 1 |
| The number of threads | 1 |
| Floating Point Unit | Integrated |
| Level 1 cache size ? | 64 KB instruction cache 64 KB data cache |
| Level 2 cache size ? | 512 KB |
| Cache latency | 3 (L1 cache) 15 (L2 cache) |
| Multiprocessing | Uniprocessor |
| Features |
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| Low power features | PowerNow! |
| On-chip peripherals |
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| Electrical / Thermal parameters | |
| Thermal Design Power ? | 25 Watt |
| Notes on AMD VMV120SGR12GM | |
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CPUs, related to AMD V Series V120
| Model | Cores / Threads |
Freq. | L2 cache |
TDP | Features |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMD V Series for Notebook PCs family, Socket S1 (S1g4) | |||||
| V Series V120 | 1 / 1 | 2.2 GHz | 512 KB | 25 Watt | |
| V Series V140 | 1 / 1 | 2.3 GHz | 512 KB | 25 Watt | |
| V Series V160 | 1 / 1 | 2.4 GHz | 512 KB | 25 Watt | |
| AMD V Series for Notebook PCs family, K10 micro-architecture, Other sockets | |||||
| V Series V105 | 1 / 1 | 1.2 GHz | 512 KB | 9 Watt | |
| Other families, K10 micro-architecture, Socket S1 (S1g4) | |||||
| Sempron Mobile N120 | 1 / 1 | 2.2 GHz | 512 KB | 25 Watt | |
| Athlon II N370 | 2 / 2 | 2.5 GHz | 1 MB | 35 Watt | |
| Turion II N550 | 2 / 2 | 2.6 GHz | 2 MB | 35 Watt | |
| Turion II N570 | 2 / 2 | 2.7 GHz | 2 MB | 35 Watt | |
| Phenom II X620 | 2 / 2 | 3.1 GHz | 2 MB | 45 Watt | Unlock |
| Phenom II N850 | 3 / 3 | 2.2 GHz | 1.5 MB | 35 Watt | |
| Phenom II X640 | 2 / 2 | 3.2 GHz | 2 MB | 45 Watt | Unlock |
| Phenom II N870 | 3 / 3 | 2.3 GHz | 1.5 MB | 35 Watt | |
| Phenom II X920 | 4 / 4 | 2.3 GHz | 2 MB | 45 Watt | Unlock |
| Phenom II X940 | 4 / 4 | 2.4 GHz | 2 MB | 45 Watt | Unlock |
• Highlighted numbers and features indicate whether specific processor performs better or worse than V Series V120
• Within each category, the CPUs are sorted from slower (at the top) to faster (at the bottom)
• List of related CPUs is not complete.
• Features abbreviations:
FAQ
AMD V120 Overclocking
Sorry, overclocking information is not available at this time.
Pictures (3)
Bottom view. |
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Stepping code is NAEGC AE. The processor was manufactured at the beginning of April, 2010. |
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CPUZ screenshot of the AMD V120 processor. |
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News
Benchmarks
Benchmark tools
- For additional benchmarks, comparing multi-threaded performance of this microprocessor with other V Series for Notebook PCs CPUs and the fastest AMD and Intel x86 chips, please visit AMD V Series V120 benchmarks page.
AMD V120 benchmarks
The graphs below show up to 10 processors with aproximately the same level of performance in different types of applications. All processors were tested at nominal frequency (not overclocked), with stock heatsink and default BIOS settings. To see how the V120 compares to other CPUs please see benchmark tools section above.
Benchmarked processor
| CPU ID: | 0F63h |
| CPU vendor string: | AuthenticAMD |
| CPU name string: | AMD V120 Processor |
Integer performance
| Part number | Result | |
|---|---|---|
| 111.2% | ||
| 111.2% | ||
| 109.2% | ||
| 104.6% | ||
| 103.8% | ||
| 100% | ||
| 96.4% | ||
| 89% | ||
| 86.2% | ||
| 80% | ||
| 77.8% |
Floating Point performance
| Part number | Result | |
|---|---|---|
| 109.3% | ||
| 104.6% | ||
| 100% | ||
| 99.3% | ||
| 90% | ||
| 88.7% | ||
| 88.4% | ||
| 88.4% |
MMX / SSE / SSE2 performance
| Part number | Result | |
|---|---|---|
| 114.4% | ||
| 114% | ||
| 108.9% | ||
| 106.5% | ||
| 104.4% | ||
| 100% | ||
| 98.2% | ||
| 90.8% | ||
| 90.1% | ||
| 89.9% | ||
| 88.1% |
Memory-intensive program performance
| Part number | Result | |
|---|---|---|
| 103.1% | ||
| 101.9% | ||
| 100% | ||
| 92.9% | ||
| 90.7% | ||
| 90.2% | ||
| 86.8% | ||
| 84.9% |
CPU ID (6)
CPUID Tools
- Our CPUID database contains 6 records for this microprocessor. See all submitted records.
- Use our CPU identification tool to check features of your CPU.
CPUID features of AMD V120
NOTE: The CPU ID information below was taken from one CPU and may include features that are not present in all different steppings of the AMD V Series V120 CPU.
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| General information | |
|---|---|
| Vendor: | AuthenticAMD |
| Processor name (BIOS): | AMD V120 Processor |
| Cores: | 1 |
| Logical processors: | 1 |
| Processor type: | Original OEM Processor |
| Core stepping: | DA-C3 |
| CPUID signature: | 100F63 |
| Family: | 16 (010h) |
| Model: | 6 (06h) |
| Stepping: | 3 (03h) |
| Cache: | L1 data | L1 instruction | L2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Size: | 64 KB | 64 KB | 512 KB |
| Associativity: | 2-way set associative |
2-way set associative |
16-way set associative |
| Line size: | 64 bytes | 64 bytes | 64 bytes |
| Lines per tag: | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Instruction set extensions | Additional instructions | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| MMX | Advanced Bit manipulation | ||
| AMD extensions to MMX | CLFLUSH | ||
| 3DNow! | CMOV | ||
| Extensions to 3DNow! | CMPXCHG16B | ||
| SSE | CMPXCHG8B | ||
| SSE2 | FXSAVE/FXRSTORE | ||
| SSE3 | MONITOR/MWAIT | ||
| SSE4A | POPCNT | ||
| PREFETCH/PREFETCHW | |||
| RDTSCP | |||
| SKINIT / STGI support | |||
| SYSCALL/SYSRET | |||
| SYSENTER/SYSEXIT | |||
| Major features | Other features | ||
| On-chip Floating Point Unit | 1 GB large page support | ||
| 64-bit / Intel 64 | 100MHz multiplier control | ||
| NX bit/XD-bit | 36-bit page-size extensions | ||
| Secure Virtual Machine (Virtualization) | 64-bit SSE instructions | ||
| PowerNow! / Cool'n'Quiet | Advanced programmable interrupt controller | ||
| Debugging extensions | |||
| Extended APIC space | |||
| Hardware P-state control | |||
| Hardware thermal control | |||
| Instruction based sampling | |||
| LAHF / SAHF support in 64-bit mode | |||
| LBR virtualization | |||
| LOCK MOV CR0 means MOV CR8 | |||
| Machine check architecture | |||
| Machine check exception | |||
| Memory-type range registers | |||
| Model-specific registers | |||
| Nested page tables | |||
| OS visible workaround | |||
| Page attribute table | |||
| Page global extension | |||
| Page-size extensions (4MB pages) | |||
| Physical address extensions | |||
| SVM lock | |||
| Software thermal control | |||
| Support for NRIP save | |||
| THERMTRIP | |||
| TSC rate is ensured to be invariant across all states | |||
| Temperature sensor | |||
| Time stamp counter | |||
| Virtual 8086-mode enhancements | |||
| Watchdog timer support | |||
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