AMD Sempron 2800+ vs AMD Athlon 64 3200+

Comparative analysis of AMD Sempron 2800+ and AMD Athlon 64 3200+ processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

AMD Sempron 2800+

AMD Athlon 64 3200+

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Sempron 2800+

CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 3 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 65 nm vs 130 nm
Around 98% lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 89 Watt

Launch date	May 2006 vs January 2001
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm vs 130 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 89 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 3200+

Around 38% higher clock speed: 2.2 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 41% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 577 vs 408
2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 491 vs 243

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	2.2 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
L2 cache	512 KB vs 128 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	577 vs 408
PassMark - CPU mark	491 vs 243

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Sempron 2800+
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 3200+

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

408

577

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

243

491

Name	AMD Sempron 2800+	AMD Athlon 64 3200+
PassMark - Single thread mark	408	577
PassMark - CPU mark	243	491
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		196
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		197
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		0.26

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Sempron 2800+	AMD Athlon 64 3200+
Essentials
Architecture codename	Manila	Clawhammer
Family	AMD Sempron
Launch date	May 2006	January 2001
Launch price (MSRP)	$104	$150
OPN Tray	AXDA2800DKV4D
Place in performance rating	3142	3244
Price now	$19.99	$149.95
Series	AMD Sempron
Value for money (0-100)	5.65	0.97
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	56 MHz
Die size	103 mm	193 mm
L1 cache	128 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	128 KB	512 KB
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	130 nm
Maximum core temperature	70°C
Maximum frequency	1.6 GHz	2.2 GHz
Number of cores	1	1
Transistor count	81 million	105 million
Unlocked
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	939	754
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt	89 Watt