AMD Athlon II X2 215 vs AMD Sempron LE-1200

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II X2 215 and AMD Sempron LE-1200 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD Athlon II X2 215

AMD Sempron LE-1200

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X2 215

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 1 month(s) later
1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
Around 29% higher clock speed: 2.7 GHz vs 2.1 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 65 nm
Around 86% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1023 vs 551
2.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 973 vs 349

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	October 2009 vs August 2007
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Maximum frequency	2.7 GHz vs 2.1 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 65 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1023 vs 551
PassMark - CPU mark	973 vs 349

Reasons to consider the AMD Sempron LE-1200

Around 44% lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 65 Watt
2.6x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 842 vs 327
Around 40% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 835 vs 597

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	842 vs 327
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	835 vs 597

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon II X2 215
CPU 2: AMD Sempron LE-1200

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1023

551

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

973

349

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

327

842

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

597

835

Name	AMD Athlon II X2 215	AMD Sempron LE-1200
PassMark - Single thread mark	1023	551
PassMark - CPU mark	973	349
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	327	842
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	597	835

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon II X2 215	AMD Sempron LE-1200
Essentials
Architecture codename	Regor	Sparta
Launch date	October 2009	August 2007
Launch price (MSRP)	$45
Place in performance rating	2697	2699
Price now	$11.99
Value for money (0-100)	38.69
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	117 mm
L1 cache	128 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	512 KB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	65 nm
Maximum frequency	2.7 GHz	2.1 GHz
Number of cores	2	1
Transistor count	410 million
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM3	AM2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	45 Watt