AMD Sempron 130 vs AMD Phenom II X3 B73

Comparative analysis of AMD Sempron 130 and AMD Phenom II X3 B73 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 Phenom II X3 B73

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Sempron 130

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 10 month(s) later
2.1x lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 95 Watt

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	August 2011 vs October 2009
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1059 vs 1056

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X3 B73

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 3 vs 1
Around 8% higher clock speed: 2.8 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
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: 1538 vs 511

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	3 vs 1
Maximum frequency	2.8 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
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	1538 vs 511

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Sempron 130
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X3 B73

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1059

1056

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

511

1538

Name	AMD Sempron 130	AMD Phenom II X3 B73
PassMark - Single thread mark	1059	1056
PassMark - CPU mark	511	1538

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Sempron 130	AMD Phenom II X3 B73
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sargas	Heka
Launch date	August 2011	October 2009
Launch price (MSRP)	$25	$75
Place in performance rating	2251	2223
Price now	$24.99	$75
Value for money (0-100)	7.73	10.75
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	117 mm	258 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	2.8 GHz
Number of cores	1	3
Transistor count	234 million	758 million
L3 cache		6144 KB (shared)
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	95 Watt