AMD Sempron 145 vs AMD Athlon X2 BE-2300

Comparative analysis of AMD Sempron 145 and AMD Athlon X2 BE-2300 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 X2 BE-2300

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Sempron 145

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 11 month(s) later
Around 47% higher clock speed: 2.8 GHz vs 1.9 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 65 nm
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 58% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1015 vs 644

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	September 2010 vs October 2007
Maximum frequency	2.8 GHz vs 1.9 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 65 nm
L2 cache	1024 KB (per core) vs 512 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1015 vs 644

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X2 BE-2300

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 10% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 570 vs 518

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	2 vs 1
L1 cache	256 KB vs 128 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	570 vs 518

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Sempron 145
CPU 2: AMD Athlon X2 BE-2300

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1015

644

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

518

570

Name	AMD Sempron 145	AMD Athlon X2 BE-2300
PassMark - Single thread mark	1015	644
PassMark - CPU mark	518	570
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	325
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	317

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Sempron 145	AMD Athlon X2 BE-2300
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sargas	Brisbane
Launch date	September 2010	October 2007
Launch price (MSRP)	$95
Place in performance rating	2751	2782
Price now	$16.98
Value for money (0-100)	14.02
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	117 mm	126 mm
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	256 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB (per core)	512 KB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	65 nm
Maximum frequency	2.8 GHz	1.9 GHz
Number of cores	1	2
Transistor count	234 million	154 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	45 Watt