AMD Sempron 3100+ vs AMD Athlon XP 2600+

Comparative analysis of AMD Sempron 3100+ and AMD Athlon XP 2600+ 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 3100+

AMD Athlon XP 2600+

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Sempron 3100+

CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 3 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 90 nm vs 130 nm
Around 10% lower typical power consumption: 62 Watt vs 68 Watt
Around 1% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 383 vs 380
Around 23% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 298 vs 242

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	April 2005 vs January 2001
Manufacturing process technology	90 nm vs 130 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	62 Watt vs 68 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	383 vs 380
PassMark - CPU mark	298 vs 242

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon XP 2600+

Around 7% higher clock speed: 1.92 GHz vs 1.8 GHz
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Maximum frequency	1.92 GHz vs 1.8 GHz
L2 cache	512 KB vs 256 KB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Sempron 3100+
CPU 2: AMD Athlon XP 2600+

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

383

380

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

298

242

Name	AMD Sempron 3100+	AMD Athlon XP 2600+
PassMark - Single thread mark	383	380
PassMark - CPU mark	298	242

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Sempron 3100+	AMD Athlon XP 2600+
Essentials
Architecture codename	Palermo	Barton
Launch date	April 2005	January 2001
Launch price (MSRP)	$60	$23
Place in performance rating	3171	3174
Price now	$60	$23.03
Value for money (0-100)	2.22	4.76
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	84 mm	101 mm
L1 cache	128 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	256 KB	512 KB
Manufacturing process technology	90 nm	130 nm
Maximum frequency	1.8 GHz	1.92 GHz
Number of cores	1	1
Transistor count	63 million	63 million
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	754	A
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	62 Watt	68 Watt