AMD Sempron 3400+ vs AMD Athlon XP-M 2000+

Comparative analysis of AMD Sempron 3400+ and AMD Athlon XP-M 2000+ 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-M 2000+

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Sempron 3400+

CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 3 month(s) later
Around 18% higher clock speed: 1.8 GHz vs 1.53 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 90 nm vs 130 nm

Launch date	May 2006 vs January 2001
Maximum frequency	1.8 GHz vs 1.53 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	90 nm vs 130 nm

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon XP-M 2000+

2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 38% lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 62 Watt
Around 34% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 462 vs 346
Around 3% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 300 vs 292

Specifications (specs)
L2 cache	512 KB vs 256 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 62 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	462 vs 346
PassMark - CPU mark	300 vs 292

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Sempron 3400+
CPU 2: AMD Athlon XP-M 2000+

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

346

462

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

292

300

Name	AMD Sempron 3400+	AMD Athlon XP-M 2000+
PassMark - Single thread mark	346	462
PassMark - CPU mark	292	300

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Sempron 3400+	AMD Athlon XP-M 2000+
Essentials
Architecture codename	Manila	Barton
Launch date	May 2006	January 2001
Launch price (MSRP)	$30
Place in performance rating	3209	3065
Price now	$29.91
Value for money (0-100)	4.46
Vertical segment	Desktop	Laptop
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	1.53 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	45 Watt