AMD Sempron 3800+ vs AMD Athlon XP 3100+

Comparative analysis of AMD Sempron 3800+ and AMD Athlon XP 3100+ 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 3100+

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Sempron 3800+

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 10 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 28% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 360 vs 282

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	October 2006 vs December 2003
Manufacturing process technology	90 nm vs 130 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	62 Watt vs 68 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	360 vs 282

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon XP 3100+

Around 2% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 431 vs 422

Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	431 vs 422

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Sempron 3800+
CPU 2: AMD Athlon XP 3100+

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

422

431

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

360

282

Name	AMD Sempron 3800+	AMD Athlon XP 3100+
PassMark - Single thread mark	422	431
PassMark - CPU mark	360	282

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Sempron 3800+	AMD Athlon XP 3100+
Essentials
Architecture codename	Manila	Thorton
Launch date	October 2006	December 2003
Launch price (MSRP)	$21
Place in performance rating	3123	3103
Price now	$21
Value for money (0-100)	7.75
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	103 mm
L1 cache	128 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	256 KB	256 KB
Manufacturing process technology	90 nm	130 nm
Maximum frequency	2.2 GHz	2.2 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