AMD Sempron 3400+ vs AMD Athlon XP 2400+

Comparative analysis of AMD Sempron 3400+ and AMD Athlon XP 2400+ 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 3400+

AMD Athlon XP 2400+

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Sempron 3400+

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 7 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 25% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 292 vs 234

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	May 2006 vs September 2003
Manufacturing process technology	90 nm vs 130 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	62 Watt vs 68 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	292 vs 234

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon XP 2400+

Around 11% higher clock speed: 2 GHz vs 1.8 GHz
Around 8% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 375 vs 346

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	2 GHz vs 1.8 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	375 vs 346

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Sempron 3400+
CPU 2: AMD Athlon XP 2400+

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

346

375

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

292

234

Name	AMD Sempron 3400+	AMD Athlon XP 2400+
PassMark - Single thread mark	346	375
PassMark - CPU mark	292	234

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Sempron 3400+	AMD Athlon XP 2400+
Essentials
Architecture codename	Manila	Thorton
Launch date	May 2006	September 2003
Launch price (MSRP)	$30	$90
Place in performance rating	3201	3187
Price now	$29.91	$89.99
Value for money (0-100)	4.46	1.18
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	103 mm	80 mm
L1 cache	128 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	256 KB	256 KB
Manufacturing process technology	90 nm	130 nm
Maximum frequency	1.8 GHz	2 GHz
Number of cores	1	1
Transistor count	81 million	63 million
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM2	A
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	62 Watt	68 Watt