AMD Athlon 64 3100+ vs AMD Sempron X2 2200

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon 64 3100+ and AMD Sempron X2 2200 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

AMD Athlon 64 3100+

AMD Sempron X2 2200

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 3100+

Around 154900% higher clock speed: 3100 MHz vs 2 GHz
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 4% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 600 vs 578

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3100 MHz vs 2 GHz
L2 cache	1 MB vs 256 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	600 vs 578

Reasons to consider the AMD Sempron X2 2200

1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 65 nm vs 130 nm
Around 37% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 89 Watt
2.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 995 vs 484

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm vs 130 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 89 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	995 vs 484

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon 64 3100+
CPU 2: AMD Sempron X2 2200

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

600

578

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

484

995

Name	AMD Athlon 64 3100+	AMD Sempron X2 2200
PassMark - Single thread mark	600	578
PassMark - CPU mark	484	995

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon 64 3100+	AMD Sempron X2 2200
Essentials
Architecture codename	K8	Brisbane
Family	AMD Athlon 64
Place in performance rating	2826	2835
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch date		March 2008
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1800 MHz
L1 cache	128 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	256 KB
Manufacturing process technology	130 nm	65 nm
Maximum core temperature	70 °C
Maximum frequency	3100 MHz	2 GHz
Number of cores	1	2
Number of threads	1
Die size		118 mm
Transistor count		221 million
Compatibility
Sockets supported	754	AM2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	89 Watt	65 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		2