AMD GX-420CA vs AMD Mobile Sempron SI-42

Comparative analysis of AMD GX-420CA and AMD Mobile Sempron SI-42 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD GX-420CA

  • CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 7 month(s) later
  • 3 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 1
  • 3 more threads: 4 vs 1
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 65 nm
  • 2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Launch date 23 April 2013 vs 1 September 2009
Number of cores 4 vs 1
Number of threads 4 vs 1
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm vs 65 nm
L1 cache 256 KB vs 128 KB
L2 cache 2 MB vs 512 KB

Reasons to consider the AMD Mobile Sempron SI-42

  • Around 11% higher maximum core temperature: 100 °C vs 90 °C
Maximum core temperature 100 °C vs 90 °C

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD GX-420CA
CPU 2: AMD Mobile Sempron SI-42

Name AMD GX-420CA AMD Mobile Sempron SI-42
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 496
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 496
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 868
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 868
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 773
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 773
PassMark - Single thread mark 637
PassMark - CPU mark 245
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 887
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 829

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD GX-420CA AMD Mobile Sempron SI-42

Essentials

Architecture codename eKabini Sable
Family AMD G-Series
Launch date 23 April 2013 1 September 2009
Place in performance rating 2631 2624
Processor Number GX-420CA
Vertical segment Embedded Laptop
Series AMD Mobile Sempron

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2000 MHz
L1 cache 256 KB 128 KB
L2 cache 2 MB 512 KB
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 65 nm
Maximum core temperature 90 °C 100 °C
Number of cores 4 1
Number of threads 4 1
Front-side bus (FSB) 1800 MHz
Maximum frequency 2.1 GHz

Memory

ECC memory support
Max memory channels 2
Supported memory types DDR3-1600

Graphics

Graphics base frequency 600 MHz
Processor graphics Radeon HD 8400E

Graphics interfaces

Number of displays supported 2

Graphics API support

DirectX 11.1
OpenGL 4.2

Compatibility

Sockets supported BGA769 (FT3) S1g2
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 25 Watt 25 Watt

Peripherals

PCI Express revision 3.0

Advanced Technologies

Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)