AMD Sempron 2600+ vs AMD Athlon XP 2100+

Comparative analysis of AMD Sempron 2600+ and AMD Athlon XP 2100+ 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 2600+

  • CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 7 month(s) later
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 90 nm vs 130 nm
  • Around 20% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 253 vs 210
Specifications (specs)
Launch date August 2004 vs January 2001
Manufacturing process technology 90 nm vs 130 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 253 vs 210

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon XP 2100+

  • Around 8% higher clock speed: 1.73 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
  • 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 1% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 327 vs 325
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 1.73 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
L2 cache 256 KB vs 128 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 327 vs 325

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Sempron 2600+
CPU 2: AMD Athlon XP 2100+

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
325
327
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
253
210
Name AMD Sempron 2600+ AMD Athlon XP 2100+
PassMark - Single thread mark 325 327
PassMark - CPU mark 253 210

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Sempron 2600+ AMD Athlon XP 2100+

Essentials

Architecture codename Palermo Thoroughbred
Launch date August 2004 January 2001
Launch price (MSRP) $60
Place in performance rating 3223 3224
Price now $34.95
Value for money (0-100) 3.14
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 1.73 GHz
Number of cores 1 1
Transistor count 63 million 37 million

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Sockets supported 754 A
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 62 Watt 62 Watt