Atom N2600 vs Mobile Sempron SI-40
Aggregate performance score
Primary details
Comparing Mobile Sempron SI-40 and Atom N2600 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3234 | 3227 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | AMD Mobile Sempron | Intel Atom |
| Power efficiency | 0.75 | 4.71 |
| Architecture codename | Sable (2008−2009) | Cedarview-M (2011−2012) |
| Release date | 4 July 2008 (16 years ago) | 1 December 2011 (13 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $47 |
Detailed specifications
Mobile Sempron SI-40 and Atom N2600 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 | 1 (Single-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 1 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 1.6 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2 GHz | 1.6 GHz |
| Bus rate | 1800 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | no data | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 512 KB | 512K (per core) |
| L3 cache | no data | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 32 nm |
| Die size | no data | 66 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | no data | 176 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Mobile Sempron SI-40 and Atom N2600 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 | no data | 1 |
| Socket | S1g2 | FCBGA559 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 3.5 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Mobile Sempron SI-40 and Atom N2600. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | 65 nm, 1.075 - 1.125V | Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3 |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
| Demand Based Switching | no data | - |
Security technologies
Mobile Sempron SI-40 and Atom N2600 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 Mobile Sempron SI-40 and Atom N2600 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | no data | - |
| VT-x | no data | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Mobile Sempron SI-40 and Atom N2600. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR3 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 2.44 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 1 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 3600 (400 MHz) |
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 4 July 2008 | 1 December 2011 |
| Physical cores | 1 | 2 |
| Threads | 1 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 32 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 3 Watt |
Atom N2600 has an age advantage of 3 years, 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, a 103.1% more advanced lithography process, and 733.3% lower power consumption.
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Mobile Sempron SI-40 and Atom N2600.
Should you still have questions on choice between Mobile Sempron SI-40 and Atom N2600, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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