AMD Sempron 3800+ vs AMD Athlon XP 2800+

Comparative analysis of AMD Sempron 3800+ and AMD Athlon XP 2800+ processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

AMD Sempron 3800+

AMD Athlon XP 2800+

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Sempron 3800+

CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 8 month(s) later
Around 6% higher clock speed: 2.2 GHz vs 2.08 GHz
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 3% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 422 vs 408
Around 38% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 360 vs 260

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	October 2006 vs January 2001
Maximum frequency	2.2 GHz vs 2.08 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	90 nm vs 130 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	62 Watt vs 68 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	422 vs 408
PassMark - CPU mark	360 vs 260

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon XP 2800+

2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

L2 cache	512 KB vs 256 KB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Sempron 3800+
CPU 2: AMD Athlon XP 2800+

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

422

408

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

360

260

Name	AMD Sempron 3800+	AMD Athlon XP 2800+
PassMark - Single thread mark	422	408
PassMark - CPU mark	360	260

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Sempron 3800+	AMD Athlon XP 2800+
Essentials
Architecture codename	Manila	Barton
Launch date	October 2006	January 2001
Launch price (MSRP)	$21
Place in performance rating	3123	3135
Price now	$21
Value for money (0-100)	7.75
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
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	2.2 GHz	2.08 GHz
Number of cores	1	1
Transistor count	81 million	63 million
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM2	A
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	62 Watt	68 Watt