AMD Sempron LE-1250 vs AMD Athlon 64 3300+

Comparative analysis of AMD Sempron LE-1250 and AMD Athlon 64 3300+ 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 LE-1250

AMD Athlon 64 3300+

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Sempron LE-1250

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 5 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 65 nm vs 130 nm
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 98% lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 89 Watt

Launch date	October 2007 vs April 2004
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm vs 130 nm
L2 cache	512 KB vs 256 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 89 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 3300+

Around 9% higher clock speed: 2.4 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
Around 44% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 734 vs 508
Around 91% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 576 vs 301

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	2.4 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	734 vs 508
PassMark - CPU mark	576 vs 301

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Sempron LE-1250
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 3300+

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

508

734

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

301

576

Name	AMD Sempron LE-1250	AMD Athlon 64 3300+
PassMark - Single thread mark	508	734
PassMark - CPU mark	301	576
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	955
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	918

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Sempron LE-1250	AMD Athlon 64 3300+
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sparta	NewCastle
Launch date	October 2007	April 2004
Launch price (MSRP)	$29
Place in performance rating	2663	2667
Price now	$99.95
Value for money (0-100)	1.60
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
L1 cache	128 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	256 KB
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	130 nm
Maximum frequency	2.2 GHz	2.4 GHz
Number of cores	1	1
Die size		144 mm
Transistor count		105 million
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM2	754
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt	89 Watt