AMD Sempron 3000+ vs AMD Athlon 64 FX-57

Comparative analysis of AMD Sempron 3000+ and AMD Athlon 64 FX-57 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 FX-57

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Sempron 3000+

CPU is newer: launch date 10 month(s) later
Around 68% lower typical power consumption: 62 Watt vs 104 Watt

Launch date	May 2006 vs June 2005
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	62 Watt vs 104 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 FX-57

Around 75% higher clock speed: 2.8 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 4% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 552 vs 530
Around 73% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 517 vs 299

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	2.8 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
L2 cache	1024 KB vs 256 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	552 vs 530
PassMark - CPU mark	517 vs 299

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Sempron 3000+
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 FX-57

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

530

552

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

299

517

Name	AMD Sempron 3000+	AMD Athlon 64 FX-57
PassMark - Single thread mark	530	552
PassMark - CPU mark	299	517

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Sempron 3000+	AMD Athlon 64 FX-57
Essentials
Architecture codename	Manila	San Diego
Launch date	May 2006	June 2005
Launch price (MSRP)	$50
Place in performance rating	2952	2915
Price now	$49.95
Value for money (0-100)	2.41
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	103 mm	115 mm
L1 cache	128 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	256 KB	1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology	90 nm	90 nm
Maximum frequency	1.6 GHz	2.8 GHz
Number of cores	1	1
Transistor count	81 million	114 million
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM2	939
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	62 Watt	104 Watt