AMD Phenom X3 8450 vs AMD Sempron 2300+

Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom X3 8450 and AMD Sempron 2300+ processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

AMD Phenom X3 8450

AMD Sempron 2300+

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom X3 8450

CPU is newer: launch date 7 year(s) 3 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 3 vs 1
Around 33% higher clock speed: 2.1 GHz vs 1.58 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 65 nm vs 130 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

Launch date	April 2008 vs January 2001
Number of cores	3 vs 1
Maximum frequency	2.1 GHz vs 1.58 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	65 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 2300+

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 X3 8450
CPU 2: AMD Sempron 2300+

Name	AMD Phenom X3 8450	AMD Sempron 2300+
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	247
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	636
PassMark - Single thread mark		314
PassMark - CPU mark		207

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Phenom X3 8450	AMD Sempron 2300+
Essentials
Architecture codename	Toliman	Barton
Launch date	April 2008	January 2001
Place in performance rating	3243	3234
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$45
Price now		$45
Value for money (0-100)		2.07
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	285 mm	101 mm
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	128 KB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	256 KB
L3 cache	2048 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	130 nm
Maximum frequency	2.1 GHz	1.58 GHz
Number of cores	3	1
Transistor count	450 million	63 million
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM2+	A
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	62 Watt
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)