AMD Turion II Ultra M600 vs AMD Mobile Sempron SI-42

Comparative analysis of AMD Turion II Ultra M600 and AMD Mobile Sempron SI-42 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Turion II Ultra M600

  • 1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
  • 1 more threads: 2 vs 1
  • Around 14% higher clock speed: 2.4 GHz vs 2.1 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 65 nm
  • 4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 55% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 987 vs 637
  • 3.9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 955 vs 245
  • Around 63% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1442 vs 887
  • 3x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2456 vs 829
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 2 vs 1
Number of threads 2 vs 1
Maximum frequency 2.4 GHz vs 2.1 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 45 nm vs 65 nm
L2 cache 2048 KB vs 512 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 987 vs 637
PassMark - CPU mark 955 vs 245
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1442 vs 887
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2456 vs 829

Reasons to consider the AMD Mobile Sempron SI-42

  • Around 40% lower typical power consumption: 25 Watt vs 35 Watt
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 25 Watt vs 35 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Turion II Ultra M600
CPU 2: AMD Mobile Sempron SI-42

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
987
637
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
955
245
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
1442
887
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
2456
829
Name AMD Turion II Ultra M600 AMD Mobile Sempron SI-42
PassMark - Single thread mark 987 637
PassMark - CPU mark 955 245
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1442 887
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2456 829
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 1.254
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 3.259
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.072

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Turion II Ultra M600 AMD Mobile Sempron SI-42

Essentials

Architecture codename Caspian Sable
Launch date 10 September 2009 1 September 2009
Place in performance rating 2589 2611
Series AMD Turion II Ultra AMD Mobile Sempron
Vertical segment Laptop Laptop

Performance

64 bit support
Front-side bus (FSB) 3600 MHz 1800 MHz
L2 cache 2048 KB 512 KB
Manufacturing process technology 45 nm 65 nm
Maximum frequency 2.4 GHz 2.1 GHz
Number of cores 2 1
Number of threads 2 1
L1 cache 128 KB
Maximum core temperature 100 °C

Compatibility

Sockets supported Socket S1 (s1g3) 638-pin S1g2
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 Watt 25 Watt

Advanced Technologies

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