AMD Sempron 3200+ vs AMD Athlon 64 4000+

Comparative analysis of AMD Sempron 3200+ and AMD Athlon 64 4000+ 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 4000+

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Sempron 3200+

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 7 month(s) later
Around 44% lower typical power consumption: 62 Watt vs 89 Watt

Launch date	May 2006 vs October 2004
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	62 Watt vs 89 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 4000+

Around 33% higher clock speed: 2.4 GHz vs 1.8 GHz
8x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 48% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 677 vs 456
2.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 608 vs 251

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	2.4 GHz vs 1.8 GHz
L2 cache	1024 KB vs 128 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	677 vs 456
PassMark - CPU mark	608 vs 251

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Sempron 3200+
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 4000+

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

456

677

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

251

608

Name	AMD Sempron 3200+	AMD Athlon 64 4000+
PassMark - Single thread mark	456	677
PassMark - CPU mark	251	608
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	875
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	826

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Sempron 3200+	AMD Athlon 64 4000+
Essentials
Architecture codename	Manila	San Diego
Launch date	May 2006	October 2004
Launch price (MSRP)	$13	$160
Place in performance rating	2743	2745
Price now	$13	$11.99
Value for money (0-100)	9.19	14.88
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	103 mm	115 mm
L1 cache	128 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	128 KB	1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology	90 nm	90 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	939
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	62 Watt	89 Watt