AMD Sempron 3600+ vs AMD Athlon XP 3000+
Comparative analysis of AMD Sempron 3600+ and AMD Athlon XP 3000+ 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 5 year(s) 3 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 39% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 364 vs 262
| Specifications (specs) | |
| Launch date | May 2006 vs January 2001 |
| Manufacturing process technology | 90 nm vs 130 nm |
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 62 Watt vs 68 Watt |
| Benchmarks | |
| PassMark - CPU mark | 364 vs 262 |
Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon XP 3000+
- Around 5% higher clock speed: 2.1 GHz vs 2 GHz
- 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
- Around 5% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 396 vs 377
| Specifications (specs) | |
| Maximum frequency | 2.1 GHz vs 2 GHz |
| L2 cache | 512 KB vs 256 KB |
| Benchmarks | |
| PassMark - Single thread mark | 396 vs 377 |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: AMD Sempron 3600+
CPU 2: AMD Athlon XP 3000+
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| Name | AMD Sempron 3600+ | AMD Athlon XP 3000+ |
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| PassMark - Single thread mark | 377 | 396 |
| PassMark - CPU mark | 364 | 262 |
Compare specifications (specs)
| AMD Sempron 3600+ | AMD Athlon XP 3000+ | |
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Essentials |
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| Architecture codename | Manila | Barton |
| Launch date | May 2006 | January 2001 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $12 | $78 |
| Place in performance rating | 3170 | 3153 |
| Price now | $12 | $79.70 |
| Value for money (0-100) | 11.93 | 1.49 |
| Vertical segment | Desktop | Desktop |
Performance |
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| 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 | 2 GHz | 2.1 GHz |
| Number of cores | 1 | 1 |
| Transistor count | 81 million | 63 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 |
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