Mobile Sempron SI-42 vs Pentium Dual T4500

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium Dual Core T4500
2010
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.84
+300%
Mobile Sempron SI-42
2009
1 core / 1 thread, 25 Watt
0.21

Pentium Dual Core T4500 outperforms Mobile Sempron SI-42 by a whopping 300% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium Dual Core T4500 and Mobile Sempron SI-42 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking25843219
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Pentium Dual CoreAMD Mobile Sempron
Power efficiency2.270.79
Architecture codenamePenryn (2008−2011)Sable (2008−2009)
Release date1 January 2010 (14 years ago)1 September 2009 (15 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Pentium Dual Core T4500 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
Base clock speed2.3 GHzno data
Boost clock speed2.3 GHz2.1 GHz
Bus rate800 MHz1800 MHz
L1 cache128 KB128 KB
L2 cache1 MB512 KB
L3 cache0 KBno data
Chip lithography45 nm65 nm
Die size107 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Number of transistors410 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Pentium Dual Core T4500 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
SocketPS1g2
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt25 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium Dual Core T4500 and Mobile Sempron SI-42. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno data65 nm, 1.075 - 1.125
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium Dual Core T4500 and Mobile Sempron SI-42. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3no 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.

Pentium Dual T4500 0.84
+300%
Mobile Sempron SI-42 0.21

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.

Pentium Dual T4500 1898
+141%
Mobile Sempron SI-42 787

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.

Pentium Dual T4500 35.7
+113%
Mobile Sempron SI-42 76

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.84 0.21
Recency 1 January 2010 1 September 2009
Physical cores 2 1
Threads 2 1
Chip lithography 45 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 25 Watt

Pentium Dual T4500 has a 300% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 months, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 44.4% more advanced lithography process.

Mobile Sempron SI-42, on the other hand, has 40% lower power consumption.

The Pentium Dual Core T4500 is our recommended choice as it beats the Mobile Sempron SI-42 in performance tests.


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