AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ vs AMD Sempron 2500+

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ and AMD Sempron 2500+ 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), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+

AMD Sempron 2500+

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 7 month(s) later
1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
Around 114% higher clock speed: 3 GHz vs 1.4 GHz
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
2.6x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1039 vs 405
4.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 930 vs 207

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	February 2007 vs July 2005
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Maximum frequency	3 GHz vs 1.4 GHz
L1 cache	256 KB vs 128 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB vs 256 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1039 vs 405
PassMark - CPU mark	930 vs 207

Reasons to consider the AMD Sempron 2500+

2x lower typical power consumption: 62 Watt vs 125 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	62 Watt vs 125 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+
CPU 2: AMD Sempron 2500+

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1039

405

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

930

207

Name	AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+	AMD Sempron 2500+
PassMark - Single thread mark	1039	405
PassMark - CPU mark	930	207
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	288
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	514
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	1.495
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	3.655
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.078
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	2.013

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+	AMD Sempron 2500+
Essentials
Architecture codename	Windsor	Palermo
Launch date	February 2007	July 2005
Place in performance rating	3147	3148
Price now	$32.50	$79.95
Value for money (0-100)	14.55	1.24
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$80
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	220 mm	84 mm
L1 cache	256 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB	256 KB
Manufacturing process technology	90 nm	90 nm
Maximum frequency	3 GHz	1.4 GHz
Number of cores	2	1
Transistor count	227 million	63 million
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM2	754
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	125 Watt	62 Watt