AMD Sempron 3800+ vs AMD Athlon XP 3200+

Comparative analysis of AMD Sempron 3800+ and AMD Athlon XP 3200+ 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 3800+

  • CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 8 month(s) later
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 90 nm vs 130 nm
  • Around 24% lower typical power consumption: 62 Watt vs 77 Watt
  • Around 28% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 360 vs 281
Specifications (specs)
Launch date October 2006 vs January 2001
Manufacturing process technology 90 nm vs 130 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 62 Watt vs 77 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 360 vs 281

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon XP 3200+

  • 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 2% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 430 vs 422
Specifications (specs)
L2 cache 512 KB vs 256 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 430 vs 422

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Sempron 3800+
CPU 2: AMD Athlon XP 3200+

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
422
430
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
360
281
Name AMD Sempron 3800+ AMD Athlon XP 3200+
PassMark - Single thread mark 422 430
PassMark - CPU mark 360 281

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Sempron 3800+ AMD Athlon XP 3200+

Essentials

Architecture codename Manila Barton
Launch date October 2006 January 2001
Launch price (MSRP) $21
Place in performance rating 3123 3107
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 2.2 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 77 Watt