AMD Sempron 2500+ vs AMD Athlon XP 2700+
Comparative analysis of AMD Sempron 2500+ and AMD Athlon XP 2700+ processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.
Differences
Reasons to consider the AMD Sempron 2500+
- CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 9 month(s) later
- A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 90 nm vs 130 nm
- Around 10% lower typical power consumption: 62 Watt vs 68 Watt
- Around 2% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 405 vs 398
Specifications (specs) | |
Launch date | July 2005 vs October 2002 |
Manufacturing process technology | 90 nm vs 130 nm |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 62 Watt vs 68 Watt |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - Single thread mark | 405 vs 398 |
Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon XP 2700+
- Around 55% higher clock speed: 2.17 GHz vs 1.4 GHz
- Around 24% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 256 vs 207
Specifications (specs) | |
Maximum frequency | 2.17 GHz vs 1.4 GHz |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - CPU mark | 256 vs 207 |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: AMD Sempron 2500+
CPU 2: AMD Athlon XP 2700+
PassMark - Single thread mark |
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PassMark - CPU mark |
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Name | AMD Sempron 2500+ | AMD Athlon XP 2700+ |
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PassMark - Single thread mark | 405 | 398 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 207 | 256 |
Compare specifications (specs)
AMD Sempron 2500+ | AMD Athlon XP 2700+ | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture codename | Palermo | Thoroughbred |
Launch date | July 2005 | October 2002 |
Launch price (MSRP) | $80 | $85 |
Place in performance rating | 3148 | 3151 |
Price now | $79.95 | $84.79 |
Value for money (0-100) | 1.24 | 1.36 |
Vertical segment | Desktop | Desktop |
Performance |
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64 bit support | ||
Die size | 84 mm | 80 mm |
L1 cache | 128 KB | 128 KB |
L2 cache | 256 KB | 256 KB |
Manufacturing process technology | 90 nm | 130 nm |
Maximum frequency | 1.4 GHz | 2.17 GHz |
Number of cores | 1 | 1 |
Transistor count | 63 million | 37 million |
Compatibility |
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Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | 1 |
Sockets supported | 754 | A |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 62 Watt | 68 Watt |