AMD Sempron 3000+ vs Intel Celeron 2.40

Comparative analysis of AMD Sempron 3000+ and Intel Celeron 2.40 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Memory, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

AMD Sempron 3000+

Intel Celeron 2.40

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Sempron 3000+

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 2 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 90 nm vs 130 nm
16x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 38% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 299 vs 217

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	May 2006 vs March 2003
Manufacturing process technology	90 nm vs 130 nm
L1 cache	128 KB vs 8 KB
L2 cache	256 KB vs 128 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	299 vs 217

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron 2.40

Around 50% higher clock speed: 2.4 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
Around 3% lower typical power consumption: 59.8 Watt vs 62 Watt
Around 2% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 540 vs 530

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	2.4 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	59.8 Watt vs 62 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	540 vs 530

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Sempron 3000+
CPU 2: Intel Celeron 2.40

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

530

540

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

299

217

Name	AMD Sempron 3000+	Intel Celeron 2.40
PassMark - Single thread mark	530	540
PassMark - CPU mark	299	217

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Sempron 3000+	Intel Celeron 2.40
Essentials
Architecture codename	Manila	Northwood
Launch date	May 2006	March 2003
Launch price (MSRP)	$50
Place in performance rating	2940	2943
Price now	$49.95
Value for money (0-100)	2.41
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Series		Legacy Intel® Celeron® Processor
Status		Discontinued
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	103 mm	131 mm2
L1 cache	128 KB	8 KB
L2 cache	256 KB	128 KB
Manufacturing process technology	90 nm	130 nm
Maximum frequency	1.6 GHz	2.4 GHz
Number of cores	1	1
Transistor count	81 million	55 million
Base frequency		2.40 GHz
Bus Speed		400 MHz FSB
Maximum core temperature		71°C
VID voltage range		1.315V-1.525V
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM2	PPGA478
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	62 Watt	59.8 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		35mm x 35mm
Memory
Supported memory types		DDR1, DDR2
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
FSB parity
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		32-bit
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)