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.

AMD Sempron 3800+

AMD Athlon XP 3200+

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	3104	3108
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