AMD Athlon 64 3200+ vs AMD Sempron 2300+

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon 64 3200+ and AMD Sempron 2300+ processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

AMD Athlon 64 3200+

AMD Sempron 2300+

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 3200+

Around 39% higher clock speed: 2.2 GHz vs 1.58 GHz
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 84% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 577 vs 314
2.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 491 vs 207

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	2.2 GHz vs 1.58 GHz
L2 cache	512 KB vs 256 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	577 vs 314
PassMark - CPU mark	491 vs 207

Reasons to consider the AMD Sempron 2300+

Around 44% lower typical power consumption: 62 Watt vs 89 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	62 Watt vs 89 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon 64 3200+
CPU 2: AMD Sempron 2300+

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

577

314

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

491

207

Name	AMD Athlon 64 3200+	AMD Sempron 2300+
PassMark - Single thread mark	577	314
PassMark - CPU mark	491	207
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	196
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	197
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	0.26

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon 64 3200+	AMD Sempron 2300+
Essentials
Architecture codename	Clawhammer	Barton
Launch date	January 2001	January 2001
Launch price (MSRP)	$150	$45
Place in performance rating	3232	3234
Price now	$149.95	$45
Value for money (0-100)	0.97	2.07
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	193 mm	101 mm
L1 cache	128 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	256 KB
Manufacturing process technology	130 nm	130 nm
Maximum frequency	2.2 GHz	1.58 GHz
Number of cores	1	1
Transistor count	105 million	63 million
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	754	A
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	89 Watt	62 Watt