AMD Sempron 2500+ vs AMD Athlon XP 3000+
Comparative analysis of AMD Sempron 2500+ and AMD Athlon XP 3000+ 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 4 year(s) 5 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 396
Specifications (specs) | |
Launch date | July 2005 vs January 2001 |
Manufacturing process technology | 90 nm vs 130 nm |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 62 Watt vs 68 Watt |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - Single thread mark | 405 vs 396 |
Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon XP 3000+
- Around 50% higher clock speed: 2.1 GHz vs 1.4 GHz
- 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
- Around 27% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 262 vs 207
Specifications (specs) | |
Maximum frequency | 2.1 GHz vs 1.4 GHz |
L2 cache | 512 KB vs 256 KB |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - CPU mark | 262 vs 207 |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: AMD Sempron 2500+
CPU 2: AMD Athlon XP 3000+
PassMark - Single thread mark |
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PassMark - CPU mark |
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Name | AMD Sempron 2500+ | AMD Athlon XP 3000+ |
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PassMark - Single thread mark | 405 | 396 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 207 | 262 |
Compare specifications (specs)
AMD Sempron 2500+ | AMD Athlon XP 3000+ | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture codename | Palermo | Barton |
Launch date | July 2005 | January 2001 |
Launch price (MSRP) | $80 | $78 |
Place in performance rating | 3148 | 3162 |
Price now | $79.95 | $79.70 |
Value for money (0-100) | 1.24 | 1.49 |
Vertical segment | Desktop | Desktop |
Performance |
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64 bit support | ||
Die size | 84 mm | 101 mm |
L1 cache | 128 KB | 128 KB |
L2 cache | 256 KB | 512 KB |
Manufacturing process technology | 90 nm | 130 nm |
Maximum frequency | 1.4 GHz | 2.1 GHz |
Number of cores | 1 | 1 |
Transistor count | 63 million | 63 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 |