AMD Sempron 140 vs AMD Athlon 64 X2 5600+

Comparative analysis of AMD Sempron 140 and AMD Athlon 64 X2 5600+ 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.

AMD Sempron 140

AMD Athlon 64 X2 5600+

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Sempron 140

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 7 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 90 nm
Around 98% lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 89 Watt
Around 2% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1038 vs 1018
Around 16% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 324 vs 279

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	July 2009 vs December 2006
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 90 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 89 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1038 vs 1018
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	324 vs 279

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 X2 5600+

1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
Around 4% higher clock speed: 2.8 GHz vs 2.7 GHz
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 85% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 909 vs 492
Around 52% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 497 vs 328

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Maximum frequency	2.8 GHz vs 2.7 GHz
L1 cache	256 KB vs 128 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	909 vs 492
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	497 vs 328

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Sempron 140
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 X2 5600+

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1038

1018

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

492

909

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

324

279

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

328

497

Name	AMD Sempron 140	AMD Athlon 64 X2 5600+
PassMark - Single thread mark	1038	1018
PassMark - CPU mark	492	909
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	324	279
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	328	497

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Sempron 140	AMD Athlon 64 X2 5600+
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sargas	Windsor
Launch date	July 2009	December 2006
Launch price (MSRP)	$40
Place in performance rating	2741	2762
Price now	$39.59	$149.95
Value for money (0-100)	5.46	2.91
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	117 mm	220 mm
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	256 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB (per core)	1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	90 nm
Maximum frequency	2.7 GHz	2.8 GHz
Number of cores	1	2
Transistor count	234 million	227 million
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM3	AM2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt	89 Watt