AMD Sempron 150 vs AMD Athlon 64 X2 6400+ BE

Comparative analysis of AMD Sempron 150 and AMD Athlon 64 X2 6400+ BE 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 150

AMD Athlon 64 X2 6400+ BE

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Sempron 150

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 3 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 90 nm
2.8x lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 125 Watt
Around 10% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1683 vs 1531

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	December 2010 vs August 2007
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 90 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 125 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1683 vs 1531

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 X2 6400+ BE

1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
Around 10% higher clock speed: 3.2 GHz vs 2.9 GHz
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 2% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1141 vs 1117
Around 67% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 998 vs 597
Around 56% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2453 vs 1576

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz vs 2.9 GHz
L1 cache	256 KB vs 128 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1141 vs 1117
PassMark - CPU mark	998 vs 597
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2453 vs 1576

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Sempron 150
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 X2 6400+ BE

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1117

1141

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

597

998

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1683

1531

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1576

2453

Name	AMD Sempron 150	AMD Athlon 64 X2 6400+ BE
PassMark - Single thread mark	1117	1141
PassMark - CPU mark	597	998
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1683	1531
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1576	2453

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Sempron 150	AMD Athlon 64 X2 6400+ BE
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sargas	Windsor
Launch date	December 2010	August 2007
Launch price (MSRP)	$73
Place in performance rating	1852	1844
Price now	$44.95
Value for money (0-100)	4.62
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	117 mm	230 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	2.9 GHz	3.2 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	125 Watt