Turion 64 ML-30 vs Mobile Sempron SI-40
Aggregate performance score
Mobile Sempron SI-40 outperforms Turion 64 ML-30 by a significant 20% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3518 | 3569 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | AMD Mobile Sempron | Turion 64 |
| Designer | AMD | AMD |
| Architecture codename | Sable (2008−2009) | Lancaster (2005−2006) |
| Release date | 4 July 2008 (17 years ago) | March 2005 (20 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Mobile Sempron SI-40 and Turion 64 ML-30 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) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 1 | 1 |
| Boost clock speed | 2 GHz | 1.6 GHz |
| Bus rate | 1800 MHz | 800 MHz |
| L1 cache | no data | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 512 KB | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | no data | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 90 nm |
| Die size | no data | 125 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | no data | 114 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Mobile Sempron SI-40 and Turion 64 ML-30 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 | 754 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 512 KB | 1 MB |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Mobile Sempron SI-40 and Turion 64 ML-30. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | 65 nm, 1.075 - 1.125V | no data |
| PowerNow | - | + |
Synthetic benchmarks
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.
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
| Performance score | 0.18 | 0.15 |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 90 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 512 Watt | 1 Watt |
Mobile Sempron SI-40 has a 20% higher aggregate performance score, and a 38.5% more advanced lithography process.
Turion 64 ML-30, on the other hand, has 51100% lower power consumption.
The AMD Mobile Sempron SI-40 is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD Turion 64 ML-30 in performance tests.
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