Ryzen 9 6900HX vs Mobile Sempron SI-42
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 9 6900HX outperforms Mobile Sempron SI-42 by a whopping 7305% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Mobile Sempron SI-42 and Ryzen 9 6900HX processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3219 | 448 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | AMD Mobile Sempron | AMD Rembrandt (Zen 3+) |
| Power efficiency | 0.79 | 32.68 |
| Architecture codename | Sable (2008−2009) | Rembrandt-H (Zen 3+) (2022) |
| Release date | 1 September 2009 (15 years ago) | January 2022 (2 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Mobile Sempron SI-42 and Ryzen 9 6900HX 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) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Threads | 1 | 16 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 3.3 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.1 GHz | 4.9 GHz |
| Bus rate | 1800 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 512 KB | 512K (per core) |
| L3 cache | no data | 16 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 6 nm |
| Die size | no data | 208 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | 95 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Mobile Sempron SI-42 and Ryzen 9 6900HX 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 | FP7 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 45 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Mobile Sempron SI-42 and Ryzen 9 6900HX. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | 65 nm, 1.075 - 1.125 | MMX (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHA |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| Precision Boost 2 | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Mobile Sempron SI-42 and Ryzen 9 6900HX are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Mobile Sempron SI-42 and Ryzen 9 6900HX. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR5 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | AMD Radeon 680M ( - 2400 MHz) |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Mobile Sempron SI-42 and Ryzen 9 6900HX.
| PCIe version | no data | 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 20 |
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.
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 | 0.21 | 15.55 |
| Physical cores | 1 | 8 |
| Threads | 1 | 16 |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 6 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 45 Watt |
Mobile Sempron SI-42 has 80% lower power consumption.
Ryzen 9 6900HX, on the other hand, has a 7304.8% higher aggregate performance score, 700% more physical cores and 1500% more threads, and a 983.3% more advanced lithography process.
The Ryzen 9 6900HX is our recommended choice as it beats the Mobile Sempron SI-42 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Mobile Sempron SI-42 and Ryzen 9 6900HX, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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