AMD Sempron 2800+ vs AMD Athlon XP 2800+

Comparative analysis of AMD Sempron 2800+ and AMD Athlon XP 2800+ 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 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 51% lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 68 Watt
Launch date May 2006 vs January 2001
Manufacturing process technology 65 nm vs 130 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 45 Watt vs 68 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon XP 2800+

  • Around 30% higher clock speed: 2.08 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
  • 4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 7% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 260 vs 243
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 2.08 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
L2 cache 512 KB vs 128 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 260 vs 243

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Sempron 2800+
CPU 2: AMD Athlon XP 2800+

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
408
408
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
243
260
Name AMD Sempron 2800+ AMD Athlon XP 2800+
PassMark - Single thread mark 408 408
PassMark - CPU mark 243 260

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Sempron 2800+ AMD Athlon XP 2800+

Essentials

Architecture codename Manila Barton
Family AMD Sempron
Launch date May 2006 January 2001
Launch price (MSRP) $104
OPN Tray AXDA2800DKV4D
Place in performance rating 3132 3135
Price now $19.99
Series AMD Sempron
Value for money (0-100) 5.65
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 56 MHz
Die size 103 mm 101 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 2.08 GHz
Number of cores 1 1
Transistor count 81 million 63 million
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Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Sockets supported 939 A
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 45 Watt 68 Watt