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.

 

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 2624 2590
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™)