AMD Athlon II X2 250 vs AMD Sempron 3400+

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II X2 250 and AMD Sempron 3400+ 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, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, 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 - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

AMD Athlon II X2 250

AMD Sempron 3400+

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X2 250

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 1 month(s) later
1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
Around 67% higher clock speed: 3 GHz vs 1.8 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 90 nm
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
8x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
3.5x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1197 vs 346
4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1160 vs 292

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	June 2009 vs May 2006
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Maximum frequency	3 GHz vs 1.8 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 90 nm
L1 cache	256 KB vs 128 KB
L2 cache	2048 KB vs 256 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1197 vs 346
PassMark - CPU mark	1160 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 II X2 250
CPU 2: AMD Sempron 3400+

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1197

346

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1160

292

Name	AMD Athlon II X2 250	AMD Sempron 3400+
PassMark - Single thread mark	1197	346
PassMark - CPU mark	1160	292
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	357
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	642
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	0.343
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	5.142
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.089
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	0.184
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	1.714

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon II X2 250	AMD Sempron 3400+
Essentials
Architecture codename	Regor	Manila
Launch date	June 2009	May 2006
Launch price (MSRP)	$39	$30
Place in performance rating	3193	3207
Price now	$189.95	$29.91
Value for money (0-100)	2.70	4.46
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	117 mm	103 mm
L1 cache	256 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	2048 KB	256 KB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	90 nm
Maximum frequency	3 GHz	1.8 GHz
Number of cores	2	1
Transistor count	410 million	81 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	62 Watt