AMD Sempron 145 vs AMD Athlon 64 X2 5600+

Comparative analysis of AMD Sempron 145 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 145

AMD Athlon 64 X2 5600+

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Sempron 145

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 9 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 16% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 325 vs 279

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	September 2010 vs December 2006
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 90 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 89 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	325 vs 279

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 X2 5600+

1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 1% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1024 vs 1015
Around 75% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 907 vs 518
Around 57% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 497 vs 317

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	2 vs 1
L1 cache	256 KB vs 128 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1024 vs 1015
PassMark - CPU mark	907 vs 518
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	497 vs 317

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Sempron 145
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 X2 5600+

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1015

1024

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

518

907

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

325

279

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

317

497

Name	AMD Sempron 145	AMD Athlon 64 X2 5600+
PassMark - Single thread mark	1015	1024
PassMark - CPU mark	518	907
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	325	279
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	317	497

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Sempron 145	AMD Athlon 64 X2 5600+
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sargas	Windsor
Launch date	September 2010	December 2006
Launch price (MSRP)	$95
Place in performance rating	2750	2741
Price now	$16.98	$149.95
Value for money (0-100)	14.02	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	2.8 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