AMD Athlon II X3 450 vs AMD Sempron 3000+

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II X3 450 and AMD Sempron 3000+ 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, 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 II X3 450

AMD Sempron 3000+

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X3 450

CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 4 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 3 vs 1
Around 100% higher clock speed: 3.2 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 90 nm
3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
6x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.5x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1302 vs 530
6.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1858 vs 299

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	September 2010 vs May 2006
Number of cores	3 vs 1
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 90 nm
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 128 KB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core) vs 256 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1302 vs 530
PassMark - CPU mark	1858 vs 299

Reasons to consider the AMD Sempron 3000+

Around 53% lower typical power consumption: 62 Watt vs 95 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	62 Watt vs 95 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon II X3 450
CPU 2: AMD Sempron 3000+

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1302

530

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1858

299

Name	AMD Athlon II X3 450	AMD Sempron 3000+
PassMark - Single thread mark	1302	530
PassMark - CPU mark	1858	299
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	372
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	941
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	1.488
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	3.501
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.091
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	3.184

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon II X3 450	AMD Sempron 3000+
Essentials
Architecture codename	Rana	Manila
Launch date	September 2010	May 2006
Launch price (MSRP)	$45	$50
Place in performance rating	2962	2952
Price now	$39.99	$49.95
Value for money (0-100)	19.32	2.41
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	169 mm	103 mm
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	128 KB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	256 KB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	90 nm
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz	1.6 GHz
Number of cores	3	1
Transistor count	300 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)	95 Watt	62 Watt