AMD Phenom II X4 B95 vs AMD Sempron 3000+

Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom II X4 B95 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).

AMD Phenom II X4 B95

AMD Sempron 3000+

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X4 B95

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 5 month(s) later
3 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 1
Around 88% higher clock speed: 3 GHz vs 1.6 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
2.3x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1243 vs 530
8.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2427 vs 299

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	October 2009 vs May 2006
Number of cores	4 vs 1
Maximum frequency	3 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	1243 vs 530
PassMark - CPU mark	2427 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 Phenom II X4 B95
CPU 2: AMD Sempron 3000+

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1243

530

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2427

299

Name	AMD Phenom II X4 B95	AMD Sempron 3000+
PassMark - Single thread mark	1243	530
PassMark - CPU mark	2427	299
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	386
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1280
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	3.2
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	7.417
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.167
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	0.316
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	3.481

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Phenom II X4 B95	AMD Sempron 3000+
Essentials
Architecture codename	Deneb	Manila
Family	AMD Phenom
Launch date	October 2009	May 2006
Launch price (MSRP)	$80	$50
OPN Tray	HDXB95WFK4DGM
Place in performance rating	2968	2942
Price now	$72.95	$49.95
Series	AMD Business Class - AMD Phenom X4 Quad-Core
Value for money (0-100)	14.95	2.41
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3 GHz
Die size	258 mm	103 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	3 GHz	1.6 GHz
Number of cores	4	1
Transistor count	758 million	81 million
Unlocked
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