AMD Mobile Sempron SI-42 vs AMD Athlon X2 QL-60

Comparative analysis of AMD Mobile Sempron SI-42 and AMD Athlon X2 QL-60 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD Mobile Sempron SI-42

AMD Athlon X2 QL-60

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Mobile Sempron SI-42

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 2 month(s) later
Around 11% higher clock speed: 2.1 GHz vs 1.9 GHz
Around 40% lower typical power consumption: 25 Watt vs 35 Watt
Around 7% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 887 vs 832

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	1 September 2009 vs 3 June 2008
Maximum frequency	2.1 GHz vs 1.9 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt vs 35 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	887 vs 832

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X2 QL-60

1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
1 more threads: 2 vs 1
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 3% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 654 vs 637
2.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 652 vs 245
Around 71% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1418 vs 829

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Number of threads	2 vs 1
L1 cache	256 KB vs 128 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB vs 512 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	654 vs 637
PassMark - CPU mark	652 vs 245
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1418 vs 829

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Mobile Sempron SI-42
CPU 2: AMD Athlon X2 QL-60

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

637

654

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

245

652

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

887

832

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

829

1418

Name	AMD Mobile Sempron SI-42	AMD Athlon X2 QL-60
PassMark - Single thread mark	637	654
PassMark - CPU mark	245	652
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	887	832
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	829	1418

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Mobile Sempron SI-42	AMD Athlon X2 QL-60
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sable	Lion
Launch date	1 September 2009	3 June 2008
Place in performance rating	2611	2591
Series	AMD Mobile Sempron	2x AMD Athlon
Vertical segment	Laptop	Laptop
Performance
64 bit support
Front-side bus (FSB)	1800 MHz	3600 MHz
L1 cache	128 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	65 nm
Maximum core temperature	100 °C
Maximum frequency	2.1 GHz	1.9 GHz
Number of cores	1	2
Number of threads	1	2
Compatibility
Sockets supported	S1g2	S1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt	35 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Advanced Technologies
PowerNow
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)