Mobile Sempron SI-40 vs Core 2 Extreme QX9300

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Extreme QX9300 and Mobile Sempron SI-40 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2379not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesCore 2 ExtremeAMD Mobile Sempron
Power efficiency2.40no data
Architecture codenamePenryn (2008−2011)Sable (2008−2009)
Release dateAugust 2008 (16 years ago)4 July 2008 (16 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Extreme QX9300 and Mobile Sempron SI-40 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores4 (Quad-Core)1 (Single-Core)
Threads41
Base clock speed2.53 GHzno data
Boost clock speed2.53 GHz2 GHz
Bus rate1066 MHz1800 MHz
L1 cache64 KBno data
L2 cache12 MB512 KB
L3 cache0 KBno data
Chip lithography45 nm65 nm
Die size2x 107 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature100 °C100 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier+-
VID voltage range1.05V-1.175Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Extreme QX9300 and Mobile Sempron SI-40 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration2no data
SocketPGA478S1g2
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt25 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Extreme QX9300 and Mobile Sempron SI-40. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno data65 nm, 1.075 - 1.125V
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Demand Based Switching-no data
AMT+no data
FSB parity-no data

Security technologies

Core 2 Extreme QX9300 and Mobile Sempron SI-40 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Extreme QX9300 and Mobile Sempron SI-40 are enumerated here.

VT-x+no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.



3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Core 2 Extreme QX9300 3780
+390%
Mobile Sempron SI-40 772

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 4 1
Threads 4 1
Chip lithography 45 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 25 Watt

Core 2 Extreme QX9300 has 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 44.4% more advanced lithography process.

Mobile Sempron SI-40, on the other hand, has 80% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Core 2 Extreme QX9300 and Mobile Sempron SI-40. We've got no test results to judge.


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