AMD Sempron 3800+ vs AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+

Comparative analysis of AMD Sempron 3800+ and AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD Sempron 3800+

AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Sempron 3800+

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 1 month(s) later
Around 10% higher clock speed: 2.2 GHz vs 2 GHz
Around 44% lower typical power consumption: 62 Watt vs 89 Watt

Launch date	October 2006 vs August 2005
Maximum frequency	2.2 GHz vs 2 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	62 Watt vs 89 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+

1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 53% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 646 vs 422
2.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 958 vs 360

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	2 vs 1
L2 cache	512 KB vs 256 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	646 vs 422
PassMark - CPU mark	958 vs 360

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Sempron 3800+
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

422

646

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

360

958

Name	AMD Sempron 3800+	AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+
PassMark - Single thread mark	422	646
PassMark - CPU mark	360	958
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		211
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		373

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Sempron 3800+	AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+
Essentials
Architecture codename	Manila	Manchester
Launch date	October 2006	August 2005
Launch price (MSRP)	$21
Place in performance rating	3115	3090
Price now	$21
Value for money (0-100)	7.75
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	103 mm	156 mm
L1 cache	128 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	256 KB	512 KB
Manufacturing process technology	90 nm	90 nm
Maximum frequency	2.2 GHz	2 GHz
Number of cores	1	2
Transistor count	81 million	154 million
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM2	939
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	62 Watt	89 Watt