AMD Sempron 2600+ vs AMD Sempron 2400+

Comparative analysis of AMD Sempron 2600+ and AMD Sempron 2400+ 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 1% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 325 vs 321
  • Around 23% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 253 vs 205
Specifications (specs)
Launch date August 2004 vs January 2001
Manufacturing process technology 90 nm vs 130 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 325 vs 321
PassMark - CPU mark 253 vs 205

Reasons to consider the AMD Sempron 2400+

  • 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
Maximum frequency 1.67 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
L2 cache 256 KB vs 128 KB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Sempron 2600+
CPU 2: AMD Sempron 2400+

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
325
321
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
253
205
Name AMD Sempron 2600+ AMD Sempron 2400+
PassMark - Single thread mark 325 321
PassMark - CPU mark 253 205

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Sempron 2600+ AMD Sempron 2400+

Essentials

Architecture codename Palermo Barton
Launch date August 2004 January 2001
Launch price (MSRP) $60 $27
Place in performance rating 3223 3225
Price now $34.95 $27
Value for money (0-100) 3.14 3.42
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop

Performance

64 bit support
Die size 84 mm 101 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 62 Watt