AMD Sempron 3400+ vs AMD Athlon XP 2500+

Comparative analysis of AMD Sempron 3400+ and AMD Athlon XP 2500+ 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 2500+

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Sempron 3400+

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
Around 10% lower typical power consumption: 62 Watt vs 68 Watt
Around 26% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 292 vs 231

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	May 2006 vs February 2003
Manufacturing process technology	90 nm vs 130 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	62 Watt vs 68 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	292 vs 231

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon XP 2500+

Around 2% higher clock speed: 1.83 GHz vs 1.8 GHz
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 2% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 353 vs 346

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	1.83 GHz vs 1.8 GHz
L2 cache	512 KB vs 256 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	353 vs 346

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Sempron 3400+
CPU 2: AMD Athlon XP 2500+

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

346

353

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

292

231

Name	AMD Sempron 3400+	AMD Athlon XP 2500+
PassMark - Single thread mark	346	353
PassMark - CPU mark	292	231

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Sempron 3400+	AMD Athlon XP 2500+
Essentials
Architecture codename	Manila	Barton
Launch date	May 2006	February 2003
Launch price (MSRP)	$30
Place in performance rating	3207	3199
Price now	$29.91
Value for money (0-100)	4.46
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	103 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	1.83 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