AMD Athlon 64 X2 4600+ EE vs AMD Sempron 3400+

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon 64 X2 4600+ EE and AMD Sempron 3400+ 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 - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 X2 4600+ EE

  • 1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
  • Around 33% higher clock speed: 2.4 GHz vs 1.8 GHz
  • 2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 2.4x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 835 vs 346
  • 2.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 720 vs 292
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 2 vs 1
Maximum frequency 2.4 GHz vs 1.8 GHz
L1 cache 256 KB vs 128 KB
L2 cache 512 KB vs 256 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 835 vs 346
PassMark - CPU mark 720 vs 292

Reasons to consider the AMD Sempron 3400+

  • 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 4600+ EE
CPU 2: AMD Sempron 3400+

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
835
346
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
720
292
Name AMD Athlon 64 X2 4600+ EE AMD Sempron 3400+
PassMark - Single thread mark 835 346
PassMark - CPU mark 720 292
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 222
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 397
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 0.708
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 1.445
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.042

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Athlon 64 X2 4600+ EE AMD Sempron 3400+

Essentials

Architecture codename Windsor Manila
Launch date May 2006 May 2006
Place in performance rating 3213 3207
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Launch price (MSRP) $30
Price now $29.91
Value for money (0-100) 4.46

Performance

64 bit support
Die size 220 mm 103 mm
L1 cache 256 KB 128 KB
L2 cache 512 KB 256 KB
Manufacturing process technology 90 nm 90 nm
Maximum frequency 2.4 GHz 1.8 GHz
Number of cores 2 1
Transistor count 154 million 81 million

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Sockets supported AM2 AM2
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt 62 Watt