AMD Sempron 2650 vs AMD Athlon 64 FX-57

Comparative analysis of AMD Sempron 2650 and AMD Athlon 64 FX-57 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

AMD Sempron 2650

AMD Athlon 64 FX-57

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Sempron 2650

1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 90 nm
4.2x lower typical power consumption: 25 Watt vs 104 Watt
Around 7% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 551 vs 517

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 90 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt vs 104 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	551 vs 517

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 FX-57

Around 16% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 552 vs 477

Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	552 vs 477

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Sempron 2650
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 FX-57

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

477

552

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

551

517

Name	AMD Sempron 2650	AMD Athlon 64 FX-57
PassMark - Single thread mark	477	552
PassMark - CPU mark	551	517
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	151
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	253
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	3.724
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	84.309
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.31
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	5.299
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	13.811

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Sempron 2650	AMD Athlon 64 FX-57
Essentials
Family	AMD Sempron
OPN PIB	SD2650JAHMBOX
OPN Tray	SD2650JAH23HM
Place in performance rating	2887	2915
Series	AMD Sempron Dual-Core APU
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Architecture codename		San Diego
Launch date		June 2005
Performance
Base frequency	1.45 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	90 nm
Maximum core temperature	90°C
Number of cores	2	1
Number of threads	2
Unlocked
64 bit support
Die size		115 mm
Maximum frequency		2.8 GHz
Transistor count		114 million
Memory
Max memory channels	1
Supported memory frequency	1333 MHz
Graphics
Enduro
Graphics max frequency	400 MHz
iGPU core count	128
Processor graphics	AMD Radeon R3 Graphics
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Graphics API support
DirectX	12
Vulkan
Compatibility
Sockets supported	AM1	939
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt	104 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Advanced Technologies
AMD App Acceleration
AMD Elite Experiences
AMD HD3D technology
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
PowerGating
PowerNow
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
IOMMU 2.0