AMD Phenom II X4 955 BE vs AMD Sempron 2400+

Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom II X4 955 BE and AMD Sempron 2400+ processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility. Benchmark processor performance analysis: 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), 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X4 955 BE

  • CPU is newer: launch date 8 year(s) 3 month(s) later
  • Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
  • 3 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 1
  • Around 92% higher clock speed: 3.2 GHz vs 1.67 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 130 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
Launch date April 2009 vs January 2001
Unlocked Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores 4 vs 1
Maximum frequency 3.2 GHz vs 1.67 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 45 nm vs 130 nm
L1 cache 128 KB (per core) vs 128 KB
L2 cache 512 KB (per core) vs 256 KB

Reasons to consider the AMD Sempron 2400+

  • 2x lower typical power consumption: 62 Watt vs 125 Watt
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 62 Watt vs 125 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Phenom II X4 955 BE
CPU 2: AMD Sempron 2400+

Name AMD Phenom II X4 955 BE AMD Sempron 2400+
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 419
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1396
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 3.993
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 11.511
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.196
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 4.178
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 0
PassMark - Single thread mark 321
PassMark - CPU mark 205

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Phenom II X4 955 BE AMD Sempron 2400+

Essentials

Architecture codename Deneb Barton
Launch date April 2009 January 2001
Place in performance rating 3218 3225
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Launch price (MSRP) $27
Price now $27
Value for money (0-100) 3.42

Performance

64 bit support
Die size 258 mm 101 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 130 nm
Maximum frequency 3.2 GHz 1.67 GHz
Number of cores 4 1
Transistor count 758 million 63 million
Unlocked

Memory

Supported memory types DDR3

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Sockets supported AM3 A
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 125 Watt 62 Watt