Mobile Sempron SI-42 vs Turion X2 Ultra ZM-84

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Primary details

Comparing Turion X2 Ultra ZM-84 and Mobile Sempron SI-42 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

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Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Series2x AMD Turion UltraAMD Mobile Sempron
Architecture codenamePuma (2008−2009)Sable (2008−2009)
Release date4 June 2008 (16 years ago)1 September 2009 (15 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Turion X2 Ultra ZM-84 and Mobile Sempron SI-42 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 cores2 (Dual-core)1 (Single-Core)
Threads21
Boost clock speed2.3 GHz2.1 GHz
Bus rate3600 MHz1800 MHz
L1 cache256 KB128 KB
L2 cache2 MB512 KB
L3 cache0 KBno data
Chip lithography65 nm65 nm
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Turion X2 Ultra ZM-84 and Mobile Sempron SI-42 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 configuration1no data
SocketS1g2S1g2
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt25 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Turion X2 Ultra ZM-84 and Mobile Sempron SI-42. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, Enhanced 3DNow!, NX bit, AMD64, PowerNow!, AMD Virtualization65 nm, 1.075 - 1.125
PowerNow+-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Turion X2 Ultra ZM-84 and Mobile Sempron SI-42 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Turion X2 Ultra ZM-84 and Mobile Sempron SI-42. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR2no 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.

Turion X2 Ultra ZM-84 1610
+105%
Mobile Sempron SI-42 787

Pros & cons summary


Recency 4 June 2008 1 September 2009
Physical cores 2 1
Threads 2 1
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 25 Watt

Turion X2 Ultra ZM-84 has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

Mobile Sempron SI-42, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and 40% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Turion X2 Ultra ZM-84 and Mobile Sempron SI-42. We've got no test results to judge.


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