AMD Phenom II X4 905e vs AMD Sempron 2500+

Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom II X4 905e and AMD Sempron 2500+ 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).

AMD Phenom II X4 905e

AMD Sempron 2500+

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X4 905e

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 11 month(s) later
3 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 1
Around 79% higher clock speed: 2.5 GHz vs 1.4 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 90 nm
4x 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
2.6x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1034 vs 405
9.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2014 vs 207

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	June 2009 vs July 2005
Number of cores	4 vs 1
Maximum frequency	2.5 GHz vs 1.4 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	1034 vs 405
PassMark - CPU mark	2014 vs 207

Reasons to consider the AMD Sempron 2500+

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 Phenom II X4 905e
CPU 2: AMD Sempron 2500+

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1034

405

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2014

207

Name	AMD Phenom II X4 905e	AMD Sempron 2500+
PassMark - Single thread mark	1034	405
PassMark - CPU mark	2014	207
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1662
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	4721
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	3.495

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Phenom II X4 905e	AMD Sempron 2500+
Essentials
Architecture codename	Deneb	Palermo
Launch date	June 2009	July 2005
Launch price (MSRP)	$212	$80
Place in performance rating	1938	3158
Price now	$53.99	$79.95
Series	4x Phenom II (Desktop)
Value for money (0-100)	16.84	1.24
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	258 mm	84 mm
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	128 KB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	256 KB
L3 cache	6144 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	90 nm
Maximum frequency	2.5 GHz	1.4 GHz
Number of cores	4	1
Number of threads	4
Transistor count	758 million	63 million
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM3	754
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	62 Watt