AMD Sempron 145 vs AMD Athlon 64 3400+

Comparative analysis of AMD Sempron 145 and AMD Athlon 64 3400+ 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 145

AMD Athlon 64 3400+

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Sempron 145

CPU is newer: launch date 9 year(s) 8 month(s) later
Around 17% higher clock speed: 2.8 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 130 nm
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 98% lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 89 Watt
Around 56% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1015 vs 652

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	September 2010 vs January 2001
Maximum frequency	2.8 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 130 nm
L2 cache	1024 KB (per core) vs 512 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 89 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1015 vs 652

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 3400+

Around 5% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 545 vs 518

Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	545 vs 518

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Sempron 145
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 3400+

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1015

652

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

518

545

Name	AMD Sempron 145	AMD Athlon 64 3400+
PassMark - Single thread mark	1015	652
PassMark - CPU mark	518	545
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	325
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	317

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Sempron 145	AMD Athlon 64 3400+
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sargas	Clawhammer
Launch date	September 2010	January 2001
Launch price (MSRP)	$95
Place in performance rating	2750	2773
Price now	$16.98
Value for money (0-100)	14.02
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	117 mm	193 mm
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	128 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB (per core)	512 KB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	130 nm
Maximum frequency	2.8 GHz	2.4 GHz
Number of cores	1	1
Transistor count	234 million	105 million
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM3	754
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt	89 Watt