AMD Sempron 3000+ vs AMD Athlon 64 2800+

Comparative analysis of AMD Sempron 3000+ and AMD Athlon 64 2800+ processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

AMD Sempron 3000+

AMD Athlon 64 2800+

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Sempron 3000+

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 1 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 90 nm vs 130 nm
Around 44% lower typical power consumption: 62 Watt vs 89 Watt
Around 4% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 530 vs 511

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	May 2006 vs April 2004
Manufacturing process technology	90 nm vs 130 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	62 Watt vs 89 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	530 vs 511

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 2800+

Around 13% higher clock speed: 1.8 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 46% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 438 vs 299

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	1.8 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
L2 cache	512 KB vs 256 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	438 vs 299

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Sempron 3000+
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 2800+

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

530

511

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

299

438

Name	AMD Sempron 3000+	AMD Athlon 64 2800+
PassMark - Single thread mark	530	511
PassMark - CPU mark	299	438

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Sempron 3000+	AMD Athlon 64 2800+
Essentials
Architecture codename	Manila	NewCastle
Launch date	May 2006	April 2004
Launch price (MSRP)	$50	$100
Place in performance rating	2949	2985
Price now	$49.95	$99.99
Value for money (0-100)	2.41	1.29
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	103 mm	144 mm
L1 cache	128 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	256 KB	512 KB
Manufacturing process technology	90 nm	130 nm
Maximum frequency	1.6 GHz	1.8 GHz
Number of cores	1	1
Transistor count	81 million	69 million
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM2	754
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	62 Watt	89 Watt