AMD Phenom II X2 555 BE vs AMD Sempron 3000+

Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom II X2 555 BE 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 - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X2 555 BE

• CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 8 month(s) later
• Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
• 1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 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
• 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
• 2.8x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1312 vs 462
• 4.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1301 vs 286

Reasons to consider the AMD Sempron 3000+

• Around 29% lower typical power consumption: 62 Watt vs 80 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Phenom II X2 555 BE
CPU 2: AMD Sempron 3000+

PassMark - Single thread mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	1312 462
PassMark - CPU mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	1301 286

Compare specifications (specs)