AMD Sempron 3500+ EE SFF vs Intel Core Duo T2250

Comparative analysis of AMD Sempron 3500+ EE SFF and Intel Core Duo T2250 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Memory, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

AMD Sempron 3500+ EE SFF

Intel Core Duo T2250

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Sempron 3500+ EE SFF

Around 16% higher clock speed: 2 GHz vs 1.73 GHz

Maximum frequency	2 GHz vs 1.73 GHz

Reasons to consider the Intel Core Duo T2250

1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 65 nm vs 90 nm
16x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 13% lower typical power consumption: 31 Watt vs 35 Watt

Number of cores	2 vs 1
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm vs 90 nm
L2 cache	2048 KB vs 128 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	31 Watt vs 35 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Sempron 3500+ EE SFF
CPU 2: Intel Core Duo T2250

Name	AMD Sempron 3500+ EE SFF	Intel Core Duo T2250
PassMark - Single thread mark		530
PassMark - CPU mark		350

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Sempron 3500+ EE SFF	Intel Core Duo T2250
Essentials
Architecture codename	Manila	Yonah
Launch date	May 2006	May 2006
Place in performance rating	not rated	2940
Vertical segment	Desktop	Mobile
Processor Number		T2250
Series		Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status		Discontinued
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	103 mm	90 mm2
L1 cache	128 KB
L2 cache	128 KB	2048 KB
Manufacturing process technology	90 nm	65 nm
Maximum frequency	2 GHz	1.73 GHz
Number of cores	1	2
Transistor count	81 million	151 million
Base frequency		1.73 GHz
Bus Speed		533 MHz FSB
Front-side bus (FSB)		533 MHz
Maximum core temperature		100°C
Number of threads		2
VID voltage range		0.7625-1.3V
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM2	PPGA478
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	31 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		35mm x 35mm
Memory
Supported memory types		DDR1
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
FSB parity
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		32-bit
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)