AMD Sempron 2600+ vs AMD Athlon XP 2000+

Comparative analysis of AMD Sempron 2600+ and AMD Athlon XP 2000+ processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

AMD Sempron 2600+

AMD Athlon XP 2000+

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Sempron 2600+

CPU is newer: launch date 11 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 90 nm vs 130 nm
Around 5% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 325 vs 311
Around 30% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 253 vs 195

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	August 2004 vs September 2003
Manufacturing process technology	90 nm vs 130 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	325 vs 311
PassMark - CPU mark	253 vs 195

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon XP 2000+

Around 4% higher clock speed: 1.67 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 3% lower typical power consumption: 60 Watt vs 62 Watt

Maximum frequency	1.67 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
L2 cache	256 KB vs 128 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	60 Watt vs 62 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Sempron 2600+
CPU 2: AMD Athlon XP 2000+

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

325

311

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

253

195

Name	AMD Sempron 2600+	AMD Athlon XP 2000+
PassMark - Single thread mark	325	311
PassMark - CPU mark	253	195

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Sempron 2600+	AMD Athlon XP 2000+
Essentials
Architecture codename	Palermo	Thorton
Launch date	August 2004	September 2003
Launch price (MSRP)	$60	$25
Place in performance rating	3224	3231
Price now	$34.95	$24.99
Value for money (0-100)	3.14	3.54
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	84 mm	80 mm
L1 cache	128 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	128 KB	256 KB
Manufacturing process technology	90 nm	130 nm
Maximum frequency	1.6 GHz	1.67 GHz
Number of cores	1	1
Transistor count	63 million	63 million
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	754	A
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	62 Watt	60 Watt