AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ EE vs AMD Sempron 2200+

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ EE and AMD Sempron 2200+ 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.

AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ EE

AMD Sempron 2200+

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ EE

CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 3 month(s) later
1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
Around 47% higher clock speed: 2.2 GHz vs 1.5 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 90 nm vs 130 nm
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.7x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 763 vs 279
3.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 671 vs 184

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	May 2006 vs January 2001
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Maximum frequency	2.2 GHz vs 1.5 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	90 nm vs 130 nm
L1 cache	256 KB vs 128 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB vs 256 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	763 vs 279
PassMark - CPU mark	671 vs 184

Reasons to consider the AMD Sempron 2200+

Around 5% lower typical power consumption: 62 Watt vs 65 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	62 Watt vs 65 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ EE
CPU 2: AMD Sempron 2200+

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

763

279

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

671

184

Name	AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ EE	AMD Sempron 2200+
PassMark - Single thread mark	763	279
PassMark - CPU mark	671	184
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1044
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1731

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ EE	AMD Sempron 2200+
Essentials
Architecture codename	Windsor	Barton
Launch date	May 2006	January 2001
Place in performance rating	2360	3270
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$30
Price now		$29.99
Value for money (0-100)		2.76
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	220 mm	101 mm
L1 cache	256 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB	256 KB
Manufacturing process technology	90 nm	130 nm
Maximum frequency	2.2 GHz	1.5 GHz
Number of cores	2	1
Transistor count	154 million	63 million
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM2	A
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	62 Watt