Ryzen 5 5500U vs Mobile Sempron SI-40

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Aggregate performance score

Mobile Sempron SI-40
2008
1 core / 1 thread, 25 Watt
0.20
Ryzen 5 5500U
2021
6 cores / 12 threads, 15 Watt
8.19
+3995%

Ryzen 5 5500U outperforms Mobile Sempron SI-40 by a whopping 3995% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Mobile Sempron SI-40 and Ryzen 5 5500U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking3239929
Place by popularitynot in top-10019
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Mobile SempronAMD Lucienne (Zen 2, Ryzen 5000)
Power efficiency0.7631.00
Architecture codenameSable (2008−2009)Lucienne-U (Zen 2) (2021)
Release date4 July 2008 (16 years ago)12 January 2021 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Mobile Sempron SI-40 and Ryzen 5 5500U 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 cores1 (Single-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads112
Base clock speedno data2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed2 GHz4 GHz
Bus rate1800 MHzno data
Multiplierno data21
L1 cacheno data384 KB
L2 cache512 KB3 MB
L3 cacheno data8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography65 nm7 nm
Die sizeno data156 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C105 °C
Number of transistorsno data9,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Mobile Sempron SI-40 and Ryzen 5 5500U 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 configurationno data1
SocketS1g2FP6
Power consumption (TDP)25 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Mobile Sempron SI-40 and Ryzen 5 5500U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions65 nm, 1.075 - 1.125VMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME
AES-NI-+
FMA-+
AVX-+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Mobile Sempron SI-40 and Ryzen 5 5500U are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Mobile Sempron SI-40 and Ryzen 5 5500U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data64 GB

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon RX Vega 7 ( - 1800 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Mobile Sempron SI-40 and Ryzen 5 5500U.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data12

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Mobile Sempron SI-40 0.20
Ryzen 5 5500U 8.19
+3995%

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.

Mobile Sempron SI-40 772
Ryzen 5 5500U 9185
+1090%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.20 8.19
Recency 4 July 2008 12 January 2021
Physical cores 1 6
Threads 1 12
Chip lithography 65 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 25 Watt 15 Watt

Ryzen 5 5500U has a 3995% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 12 years, 500% more physical cores and 1100% more threads, a 828.6% more advanced lithography process, and 66.7% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 5 5500U is our recommended choice as it beats the Mobile Sempron SI-40 in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Mobile Sempron SI-40 and Ryzen 5 5500U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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