AMD Sempron 3500+ vs AMD Athlon XP 1600+

Comparative analysis of AMD Sempron 3500+ and AMD Athlon XP 1600+ processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Sempron 3500+

  • CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 3 month(s) later
  • Around 43% higher clock speed: 2 GHz vs 1.4 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 90 nm vs 130 nm
  • Around 33% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 232 vs 174
Specifications (specs)
Launch date May 2006 vs January 2001
Maximum frequency 2 GHz vs 1.4 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 90 nm vs 130 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 232 vs 174

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon XP 1600+

  • 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 27% lower typical power consumption: 49 Watt vs 62 Watt
Specifications (specs)
L2 cache 256 KB vs 128 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 49 Watt vs 62 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 265 vs 264

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Sempron 3500+
CPU 2: AMD Athlon XP 1600+

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
264
265
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
232
174
Name AMD Sempron 3500+ AMD Athlon XP 1600+
PassMark - Single thread mark 264 265
PassMark - CPU mark 232 174

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Sempron 3500+ AMD Athlon XP 1600+

Essentials

Architecture codename Manila Thoroughbred
Launch date May 2006 January 2001
Launch price (MSRP) $167
Place in performance rating 3261 3262
Price now $20
Value for money (0-100) 5.65
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop

Performance

64 bit support
Die size 103 mm 80 mm
L1 cache 128 KB 128 KB
L2 cache 128 KB 256 KB
Manufacturing process technology 90 nm 130 nm
Maximum frequency 2 GHz 1.4 GHz
Number of cores 1 1
Transistor count 81 million 37 million

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Sockets supported AM2 A
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 62 Watt 49 Watt