AMD Sempron 130 vs AMD Athlon II X3 420e

Comparative analysis of AMD Sempron 130 and AMD Athlon II X3 420e processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

AMD Sempron 130

AMD Athlon II X3 420e

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Sempron 130

CPU is newer: launch date 11 month(s) later

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	August 2011 vs September 2010
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1059 vs 1058

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X3 420e

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 3 vs 1
3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1557 vs 511

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	3 vs 1
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB (per core) vs 512 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	1557 vs 511

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Sempron 130
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II X3 420e

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1059

1058

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

511

1557

Name	AMD Sempron 130	AMD Athlon II X3 420e
PassMark - Single thread mark	1059	1058
PassMark - CPU mark	511	1557

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Sempron 130	AMD Athlon II X3 420e
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sargas	Rana
Launch date	August 2011	September 2010
Launch price (MSRP)	$25	$116
Place in performance rating	2242	2212
Price now	$24.99	$116.15
Value for money (0-100)	7.73	5.80
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	117 mm	169 mm
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	512 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	45 nm
Maximum frequency	2.6 GHz	2.6 GHz
Number of cores	1	3
Transistor count	234 million	300 million
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM3	AM3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt	45 Watt