Mobile Sempron 3600+ vs C-70
Aggregate performance score
C-70 outperforms Mobile Sempron 3600+ by a moderate 11% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing C-70 and Mobile Sempron 3600+ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3223 | 3251 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | AMD C-Series | Mobile Sempron |
| Power efficiency | 2.10 | 0.68 |
| Architecture codename | Ontario (2011−2012) | Sherman (2009) |
| Release date | 1 September 2012 (12 years ago) | no data (2024 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
C-70 and Mobile Sempron 3600+ 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 cores | 2 (Dual-core) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 1 |
| Base clock speed | 1 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 1.33 GHz | 2 GHz |
| Bus rate | no data | 800 MHz |
| L1 cache | 64K (per core) | no data |
| L2 cache | 512K (per core) | no data |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | no data |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 65 nm |
| Die size | 75 mm2 | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on C-70 and Mobile Sempron 3600+ 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 configuration | 1 | no data |
| Socket | FT1 BGA 413-Ball | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 9 Watt | 25 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by C-70 and Mobile Sempron 3600+. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | MMX(+), SSE(1,2,3,3S,4A), AMD-V, Radeon HD 6290 (276-400 MHz) | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by C-70 and Mobile Sempron 3600+ are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by C-70 and Mobile Sempron 3600+. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 Single-channel | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon HD 6290 (280 - 400 MHz) | 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.
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.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.
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.
wPrime 32
wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.20 | 0.18 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 1 |
| Threads | 2 | 1 |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 65 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 9 Watt | 25 Watt |
C-70 has a 11.1% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 62.5% more advanced lithography process, and 177.8% lower power consumption.
The C-70 is our recommended choice as it beats the Mobile Sempron 3600+ in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between C-70 and Mobile Sempron 3600+, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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