AMD Sempron 3600+ vs AMD Athlon XP 2700+
Comparative analysis of AMD Sempron 3600+ and AMD Athlon XP 2700+ 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 3600+
- CPU is newer: launch date 3 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 42% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 364 vs 256
| Specifications (specs) | |
| Launch date | May 2006 vs October 2002 |
| Manufacturing process technology | 90 nm vs 130 nm |
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 62 Watt vs 68 Watt |
| Benchmarks | |
| PassMark - CPU mark | 364 vs 256 |
Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon XP 2700+
- Around 9% higher clock speed: 2.17 GHz vs 2 GHz
- Around 6% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 398 vs 377
| Specifications (specs) | |
| Maximum frequency | 2.17 GHz vs 2 GHz |
| Benchmarks | |
| PassMark - Single thread mark | 398 vs 377 |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: AMD Sempron 3600+
CPU 2: AMD Athlon XP 2700+
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| Name | AMD Sempron 3600+ | AMD Athlon XP 2700+ |
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| PassMark - Single thread mark | 377 | 398 |
| PassMark - CPU mark | 364 | 256 |
Compare specifications (specs)
| AMD Sempron 3600+ | AMD Athlon XP 2700+ | |
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Essentials |
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| Architecture codename | Manila | Thoroughbred |
| Launch date | May 2006 | October 2002 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $12 | $85 |
| Place in performance rating | 3180 | 3162 |
| Price now | $12 | $84.79 |
| Value for money (0-100) | 11.93 | 1.36 |
| Vertical segment | Desktop | Desktop |
Performance |
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| 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 | 2 GHz | 2.17 GHz |
| Number of cores | 1 | 1 |
| Transistor count | 81 million | 37 million |
Compatibility |
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| Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | 1 |
| Sockets supported | AM2 | A |
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 62 Watt | 68 Watt |
