AMD Sempron 3200+ vs AMD Athlon 64 3400+

Comparative analysis of AMD Sempron 3200+ and AMD Athlon 64 3400+ processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD Sempron 3200+

AMD Athlon 64 3400+

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Sempron 3200+

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: 90 nm vs 130 nm
Around 44% lower typical power consumption: 62 Watt vs 89 Watt

Launch date	May 2006 vs January 2001
Manufacturing process technology	90 nm vs 130 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	62 Watt vs 89 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 3400+

Around 33% higher clock speed: 2.4 GHz vs 1.8 GHz
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 43% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 652 vs 456
2.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 545 vs 251

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	2.4 GHz vs 1.8 GHz
L2 cache	512 KB vs 128 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	652 vs 456
PassMark - CPU mark	545 vs 251

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Sempron 3200+
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 3400+

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

456

652

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

251

545

Name	AMD Sempron 3200+	AMD Athlon 64 3400+
PassMark - Single thread mark	456	652
PassMark - CPU mark	251	545
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	875
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	826

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Sempron 3200+	AMD Athlon 64 3400+
Essentials
Architecture codename	Manila	Clawhammer
Launch date	May 2006	January 2001
Launch price (MSRP)	$13
Place in performance rating	2750	2776
Price now	$13
Value for money (0-100)	9.19
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	103 mm	193 mm
L1 cache	128 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	128 KB	512 KB
Manufacturing process technology	90 nm	130 nm
Maximum frequency	1.8 GHz	2.4 GHz
Number of cores	1	1
Transistor count	81 million	105 million
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM2	754
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	62 Watt	89 Watt