AMD Sempron 2500+ vs Intel Pentium D 830

Comparative analysis of AMD Sempron 2500+ and Intel Pentium D 830 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Memory, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD Sempron 2500+

Intel Pentium D 830

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Sempron 2500+

CPU is newer: launch date 2 month(s) later
4.6x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2.1x lower typical power consumption: 62 Watt vs 130 Watt

Launch date	July 2005 vs May 2005
L1 cache	128 KB vs 28 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	62 Watt vs 130 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium D 830

1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
Around 114% higher clock speed: 3 GHz vs 1.4 GHz
8x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 42% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 574 vs 405
2.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 564 vs 207

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Maximum frequency	3 GHz vs 1.4 GHz
L2 cache	2048 KB vs 256 KB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	574 vs 405
PassMark - CPU mark	564 vs 207

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Sempron 2500+
CPU 2: Intel Pentium D 830

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

405

574

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

207

564

Name	AMD Sempron 2500+	Intel Pentium D 830
PassMark - Single thread mark	405	574
PassMark - CPU mark	207	564
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		198
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		341

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Sempron 2500+	Intel Pentium D 830
Essentials
Architecture codename	Palermo	Smithfield
Launch date	July 2005	May 2005
Launch price (MSRP)	$80
Place in performance rating	3147	3148
Price now	$79.95
Value for money (0-100)	1.24
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Processor Number		830
Series		Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status		Discontinued
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	84 mm	206 mm2
L1 cache	128 KB	28 KB
L2 cache	256 KB	2048 KB
Manufacturing process technology	90 nm	90 nm
Maximum frequency	1.4 GHz	3 GHz
Number of cores	1	2
Transistor count	63 million	230 million
Base frequency		3.00 GHz
Bus Speed		800 MHz FSB
Maximum core temperature		69.8°C
VID voltage range		1.200V-1.400V
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	2
Sockets supported	754	PLGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	62 Watt	130 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Memory
Supported memory types		DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
FSB parity
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		32-bit
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)