AMD Phenom X4 9850 (125W) vs AMD Sempron 2500+

Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom X4 9850 (125W) and AMD Sempron 2500+ 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 X4 9850 (125W)

AMD Sempron 2500+

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom X4 9850 (125W)

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 0 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: 65 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

Launch date	July 2008 vs July 2005
Number of cores	4 vs 1
Maximum frequency	2.5 GHz vs 1.4 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm vs 90 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 2500+

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 X4 9850 (125W)
CPU 2: AMD Sempron 2500+

Name	AMD Phenom X4 9850 (125W)	AMD Sempron 2500+
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	305
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	995
PassMark - Single thread mark		405
PassMark - CPU mark		207

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Phenom X4 9850 (125W)	AMD Sempron 2500+
Essentials
Architecture codename	Agena	Palermo
Launch date	July 2008	July 2005
Place in performance rating	3143	3147
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$80
Price now		$79.95
Value for money (0-100)		1.24
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	285 mm	84 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	90 nm
Maximum frequency	2.5 GHz	1.4 GHz
Number of cores	4	1
Transistor count	450 million	63 million
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM2+	754
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	125 Watt	62 Watt
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)